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Questions (not edit requests) > How do I add URL to a book

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message 1: by J. (new)

J. Johanis (jjohanis) | 31 comments Hi I would like to add a URL to my book information. However, I don't see a URL filed. I've seen other books on GR with a spot for a URL. Is this something that a librarian has to add? Thank you.


message 2: by Michael (new)

Michael Korleone (michaelkorleone) | 3881 comments If you can provide the URL, we can add it to the book record.

Please check here the URL guidelines :)


message 4: by Michael (new)

Michael Korleone (michaelkorleone) | 3881 comments Joseph wrote: "Hello,
Can someone add this publisher link to
ഒരു ഭൂതോച്ചാടകൻ്റെ അനുഭവങ്ങൾ?"


I don't see what additional information is available in that link that is not already present on GR record?


message 5: by Joseph (new)

Joseph V M (josephvm) | 147 comments Michael wrote: "Joseph wrote: "Hello,
Can someone add this publisher link to
ഒരു ഭൂതോച്ചാടകൻ്റെ അനുഭവങ്ങൾ?"

I don't see what additional information is available in that link that is not already pr..."


Someone just copied the details from that webpage and updated it!!


message 6: by Michael (last edited Oct 05, 2018 05:49AM) (new)

Michael Korleone (michaelkorleone) | 3881 comments Joseph wrote: "Someone just copied the details from that webpage and updated it!! "

I added the description and author name (as seen on cover) in Malayalam :)


message 7: by Joseph (new)

Joseph V M (josephvm) | 147 comments And then you're saying I don't see what additional information is available in that link that is not already present on GR record. Great! 😂

Please note that the copied text is completely wrong. It's appearing correctly on the site, but not on GR.


message 8: by Sandra (new)

Sandra | 31478 comments But that data should be on GR, not on a link.

The link should provide information like an excerpt of the book.


message 9: by Michael (last edited Oct 05, 2018 06:23AM) (new)

Michael Korleone (michaelkorleone) | 3881 comments Joseph wrote: "And then you're saying I don't see what additional information is available in that link that is not already present on GR record. Great! 😂 "

Lol, we have some specific rules about adding URLs (linked in my #2 above way back in 2015). Instead of adding the publisher site, it was better to update the book page here with whatever details I could and then see if URL is still necessary :)

Joseph wrote: "Please note that the copied text is completely wrong. It's appearing correctly on the site, but not on GR. "

After you click on "more" button to see the complete description on the book page, do you still see it wrong? FYI, this is the complete text that I copied from the book page on GR to this thread -

(view spoiler)

If you see it correctly here, it should ideally be the same on book page as well. Check and let me know


message 10: by Joseph (new)

Joseph V M (josephvm) | 147 comments Clicking on "more" displays it correctly. But I wonder why is it showing incorrectly by default. I noticed this on all Malayalam books!!


message 11: by Michael (new)

Michael Korleone (michaelkorleone) | 3881 comments Joseph wrote: "Clicking on "more" displays it correctly. But I wonder why is it showing incorrectly by default. I noticed this on all Malayalam books!!"

It's because of the way most of the Indian languages are written, but that's a discussion out of scope for Librarians Group.

As long as it's displaying correctly, our work here is done ;-)


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rivka | 45177 comments Mod
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