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message 1: by Rachel (new)

Rachel Wu (rachelmmarks) | 1 comments Hey!

I have a question about two different authors with the same name. Is there a way to separate the two authors from one another?


message 2: by Z-squared (new)

Z-squared | 8575 comments Yes. We use extra spaces between names to disambiguate authors. E.g, John^Smith is separated from John^^Smith. Do you have a specific set of authors you need to disambiguate?


message 3: by Z-squared (new)

Z-squared | 8575 comments Oh, and here's the blurb from the GR librarian manual:

https://www.goodreads.com/help/show/2...


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