Goodreads Librarians Group discussion
Archived
>
[COMPLETE] Cleanup: Close to the Knives
date
newest »
newest »
#8 (German edition) done. With information from the German national library website and World Cat respectively:https://portal.dnb.de/opac.htm?method...
https://search.worldcat.org/de/title/...
Please remember links to a source or upload a photo of your own copy to validate the changes not made. Only if a valid source says otherwise can changes be made. 1. Page count updated
2. ISBN-10 and ISBN-13 can't be added or changed in an existing book, so you need to ask the Staff for help.
“Main” can't be deleted, since it is how it's labelled on Amazon.
Olivia Laing added.
Publisher updated.
3. Since Amazon is the only source I can find on this edition, that will be the one used for changes.
Like before, “Main” can't be removed from the Edition field since it's shown on Amazon like that.
Same with the publisher and title. If you find another source, we'll make the changes.
The description has been updated.
4. We need a source for this.
5. Please add source.
6. Kindle editions with ISBN numbers should be listed as Kindle editions (some Kindle editions will have both an ASIN and an ISBN). Ebooks with ASIN numbers are Kindle editions.
7. Goodreads automatically adds 1st of January to the publication date if only the year is added. So it is already correct.
Page count, publisher and description updated.
If you wish to match the records, please upload a photo showing the book’s details — such as the cover, ISBN and publisher information. These details are usually found within the first few pages.
You can upload a scan/photo of your own to the "more photos..." section of your profile (https://www.goodreads.com/photo/new) in the browser, not the app, then copy the link here and a librarian can add it. Make sure you state the source of the photo in the text and that your account settings are public (not private).
To help volunteer librarians, please add [Done] or similar to the title of this thread, when you find it complete.
#3:Title - The Goodreads Librarian Manual states that "The title field is used for the title of the book and for the subtitle if the book has one. Other information, such as binding, edition number, or language, should be moved out of the title field into fields specific to that information. Series information may also be included in the title field." (https://help.goodreads.com/s/article/...) Canons is the name of the edition of the book, not the series or subtitle, so it needs to be removed. It being left there is a violation of Goodreads standardization.
Publisher - You can literally open the "Read Sample" page on Amazon and see that the copyright page lists "Canongate Books" as the publisher. Here's a link in case it's needed: https://amzn.eu/d/5XsBSrP
===
#4:
Publisher - Screenshot of the copyright page from the ebook:
===
#5:
Page count - The Audible edition, published by Audible Studios (link: https://a.co/d/irURfau), is listed as 7 hours and 39 minutes (rounded up to 8 hours by Goodreads policy). Because the MP3 CD edition is also published by Audible Studios and has the same narrator, we can surmise that it is the same audiobook, which means it would be the same length of time.
===
#6:
Format - If you look at the edit log, it was previously correctly listed as an ebook edition, then mistakenly changed to a Kindle edition by the Goodreads bot. All Kindle editions have an alphanumeric ASIN number. This edition's ASIN is the same as the ISBN-10, which is Goodreads policy for all books, regardless of edition, that have an ISBN-10. As such, the change to Kindle format was incorrect and should not have been carried out by the bot.
===
#7:
Description - Photo of the book's back cover to prove description:
Thank you for your help with the other issues you corrected.
Goodreads Librarians Group
Books mentioned in this topic
Close to the Knives: A Memoir of Disintegration (other topics)Close to the Knives: A Memoir of Disintegration (other topics)
Close to the Knives: A Memoir of Disintegration (other topics)
Close to the Knives (other topics)
Close to the Knives: A Memoir of Disintegration (other topics)
More...
1. US Paperback: Close to the Knives: A Memoir of Disintegration (ISBN 9780679732273)
- The page count is incorrect. I’m holding a copy and it stops at 276.
===
2. Current UK Paperback: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
- The ISBN-13 is missing. It should be 9781786890276. (I have a sneaking suspicion that this is a Staff error and I will need to contact them about re-adding them.)
- The ISBN-10 is also missing. It should be 1786890275. (See previous Staff error comment.)
- “Main” should be removed from the Edition field. This isn’t the “main” edition of the book.
- Olivia Laing should be added with the Introduction role.
- The publisher is incorrect. It should be Canongate Books.
===
3. UK Kindle: Close to the Knives: A Memoir of Disintegration (ASIN B01LDANWZA)
- “Main” should be removed from the Edition field. This isn’t the “main” edition of the book.
- The publisher is incorrect. According to the copyright page, it should be Canongate Books.
- “(Canons)” should be removed from the title.
- The description is incorrect. It should read as follows:
From the author's violent childhood in suburbia to eventual homelessness on the streets and piers of New York City, to recognition as one of the most provocative artists of his generation - Close to the Knives is his powerful and iconoclastic memoir. Street life, drugs, art and nature, family, AIDS, politics, friendship and acceptance: Wojnarowicz challenges us to examine our lives - politically, socially, emotionally, and aesthetically.
===
4. UK Ebook: Close to the Knives: A Memoir of Disintegration (ISBN 9781786890283)
- The publisher is incorrect. According to the copyright page, it should be Canongate Books.
===
5. MP3 CD Audiobook: Close to the Knives (ISBN 9781531803315)
- The page count is incorrect. It should be 8.
===
6. Other Ebook: Close to the Knives: A Memoir of Disintegration (ISBN 9781306784993)
- The format is incorrect. Because it has ISBNs, it needs to be ebook.
===
7. First UK Paperback: Close to the Knives (ISBN 9781852422585)
- The publication date is incorrect. It should just be 1992.
- The page count is missing. WorldCat says 276: https://search.worldcat.org/title/285...
- The publisher is incorrect. It should be Serpent’s Tail.
- The description is incorrect. It should read as follows, transcribed from the back cover:
In CLOSE TO THE KNIVES, David Wojnarowicz gives us an important and timely document: a scathing, sexy, sublimely humorous and honest personal testimony. From the author’s violent childhood in suburbia to eventual homelessness on the streets and piers of New York City, to recognition as one of the most provocative artists of his generation – CLOSE TO THE KNIVES is his powerful and iconoclastic memoir.
===
8. German Edition: Close to the Knives (ISBN 9783934790094)
- This edition is listed as separate from the other editions and needs to be combined.
- David Wojnarowicz needs to be added with the author role.
- The publisher is missing. It should be mox & maritz (intentionally lowercase).
- The publication date is missing. An archived version of the mox & maritz website says 2006: https://web.archive.org/web/201304011...
- The page count is missing. The same archived website says 220.
- The archived website confirms that Stefan Ernsting needs to be added with the Translator role.