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message 2: by Kim (new)

Kim | 607 comments Done


message 4: by rivka, Former Moderator (new)

rivka | 45177 comments Mod
Got that one.


message 5: by Cameluta (new)

Cameluta | 98 comments Thank you to both of you.


message 6: by Cheryl (new)

Cheryl (cherylllr) | 363 comments The Gift Bearer has four different listings because of different spellings of author's name. They need to be combined, but fixed first, which I'm not comfortable doing yet. Thank you!


message 7: by rivka, Former Moderator (new)

rivka | 45177 comments Mod
Think I got them all.


message 8: by Cheryl (new)

Cheryl (cherylllr) | 363 comments Looks good; thank you!


message 9: by Betsy (new)

Betsy | 605 comments There are two authors in the database: Candice Proctor (http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...) and Candice E. Proctor, each with several books. It appears that they are the same person.

I haven't done this before, so I'm a little wary. If I simply change the second author profile to Candice Proctor to match the first one, will they automatically combine? What about the books listed with the second profile? Will they automatically move? Or should I edit the author name on them first?


message 10: by Lobstergirl (new)

Lobstergirl Yes, all the books will combine/move automatically. However, you should always check to see if one of the authors has author data - DOB, biography, photo. It usually makes sense to merge the profile without that info into the profile with that info. If for some reason you merged the opposite direction, you would want to copy all of that data so that you could repopulate it into the merged profile.


message 11: by Betsy (new)

Betsy | 605 comments I did check. Only the Candice Proctor profile is populated. So, to merge them, I simply remove the middle initial from the second one?


message 12: by Paula (new)

Paula (paulaan) | 7014 comments If all the books belong to the author then yes. Does this one belong to her or a different author

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49...

If it does belong to another author then edit the author name on the books rather than merge the profiles


message 13: by Betsy (new)

Betsy | 605 comments I'm pretty sure it does. I had the same thought, but couldn't find any clarity in either World Cat or LOC. And if you look at the author info on the first profile it mentions that book. Anyway I went ahead and did the merge.

Thanks for your help Lobstergirl and Paula.


message 20: by Iluzija (new)

Iluzija O. Istini | 241 comments did 14 to 19.


message 23: by Paula (new)

Paula (paulaan) | 7014 comments Re 21 - one of the editions indicates Vol 1. We do not combine parts of volumes with the full work. Is this the full work or vol 1 of 2?

Re 22 - Combined


message 25: by Anicka (new)

Anicka Iuhaniac | 2 comments Both are volume I, but in the second one, the one that creates it didn't specified it in the title. But the description says that it is volume I too. :)

Thank you for 22.


message 27: by David (new)

David (aberrant80) | 15 comments Re 26 - combined


message 28: by Anicka (new)

Anicka Iuhaniac | 2 comments Thank you!


message 29: by David (new)

David (aberrant80) | 15 comments Re 24 - combined as well


message 30: by Paula (new)

Paula (paulaan) | 7014 comments Ok got 21 as well then


message 31: by Anicka (new)

Anicka Iuhaniac | 2 comments Thank you!


message 32: by Amanda (new)

Amanda | 2442 comments Got 32


message 34: by [deleted user] (last edited Jan 19, 2012 05:40AM) (new)

Got #34.


message 36: by [deleted user] (new)

Got #36.


message 37: by S (new)

S | 1 comments http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13...
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13...

Second link is a duplicate of the paperback version of the book, but it has two reviews attached


message 38: by Paula (new)

Paula (paulaan) | 7014 comments Combined


message 40: by David (new)

David (aberrant80) | 15 comments Re 40, combined both the author profiles and the books.


message 41: by Lemon (new)

Lemon | 4 comments Thank you!


message 43: by Lou (new)

Lou (liee) | 15 comments Done!


message 44: by [deleted user] (last edited Jan 21, 2012 04:24AM) (new)


message 45: by Paula (new)

Paula (paulaan) | 7014 comments Combined


message 46: by [deleted user] (new)

Thank you!


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message 48: by Paula (new)

Paula (paulaan) | 7014 comments Got that one as well


message 49: by [deleted user] (new)

Thank you Paula!


message 50: by [deleted user] (last edited Jan 21, 2012 05:20AM) (new)


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