how to combine books on different pages?

[Bea]

What is a proper way to combine books if they are listed on different pages?

I mean by that, if the author has a long list of books and you want to combine them, you get the titles listed on several pages. You can browse through pages, or click on letters or use filter. So far so good.
Now, when the edition title differs from primary book title or it's a translation - thus different title, happens that the primary work is on the pg1 and edition on the pg5 and you just can't combine them. (PK Dick: Paycheck and other stories + Výplata (Czech translation)

Filters by letters or by keyword are not helping - it finds the first book or the second, not both and once. If there is a way to display both on one page I don't see it.

Well, I solved the problem by temporary renaming, but I'm not sure if that is OK or if there is better way.

I know that best is to add new edition to primary work, and if I can I do it, in this case I was just completing one poorly added book and I think that I can run in the same problem again.

[Michael]

Well, I solved the problem by temporary renaming, but I'm not sure if that is OK or if there is better way.

This is the only way I'm aware of so far. Remember reading that other librarians use names like 'temptemp' and then revert the changes.

[lethe]

You can temporarily add a title word of one edition to the other, and then filter by that word. After combining, correct the title.

[Bea]

thanks
Lethe - that is how I combined them. Named the edition with both names - first primary, then translation and then rename back.
I was only curious, if it's okay or if there is another way, like using simple boolean operators (OR, AND) in filter by keywords field. (it's just an example)

[lethe]

I don't think the system is as sophisticated as that :)

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

I have renamed with an "xx" when I wanted to separate editions to be merged. When there are 100s or more editions, finding the right 2 (or 3) can be next to impossible. Same need as combining.

[Bea]

thanks all :)

[Krazykiwi]

series books ate often easier, you can add the series tag 8n the ttle, and search for #2 or whatever. Also, always try searching for the outlier firt, or one word in it, often another edition in the same or a related languate is already combined. But as you saw that doesn't always work. Also I prefer to add a word to the title, COMBINEME or something, just in case I forget what the original was, or worst case get called away halfway through something.

[rivka, Former Moderator]

Michael wrote: "This is the only way I'm aware of so far. Remember reading that other librarians use nam..."

That's a different issue's workaround.