[done] Series questions

[Tami]

I understand it is incorrect to create a series just for a book that was split into two parts. Is that correct? Even if the book is part of a series. The correct procedure would be to add at the end of the series. Since it's only one or two books that were split, it's not sufficient to create a "X-Name of series Split Volume Editions." series. Or can a split volume series be created if not all books were split but just one or two?

Is it incorrect also to create a series for each book? Example: Create a series for book 4 that was split into two parts. Then another series for book 5 that was split into two parts. Another for book 6, etc.

[Emily]

Generally, I would not create series for the split parts of books. That said, there may be some reason for some books that you would want to.
Other people are welcome to weigh in on the specific questions...

[Renske]

If the whole work is not part of a series, a series page can be made for the split editions, but the whole edition is not added to the series.

If the work is part of a series, it depends on the number of books involved. If there are only a few split works, adding them to the main series as non-primary works is fine.

If there are many works, keeping the split editions on the same series page might get cluttered and a separate page might be the right way. I have seen series with 8 or 10 books that where all split in a certain translation, so a separate page made sense. (In that case, as the split editions were al the same language, the series title was in that language.)

The last option doesn't fit the guidelines as far as I know and I do not see any advantages of doing it that way while it would clutter the list of series on the author profile and such. If I would see books added in such a way, I would assume it was done by someone who doesn't know how the series pages work.

[Tami]

Thank you so much. This helped a lot :)