what's the title?

[Caro]

I was wanting to know what the title to this book would be. On the cover it's The Regency Lords & Ladies Collection (then each one has a Vol.#), but some of these books are listed (or titled) as the two stories within the book (title/title). Here's the two examples I'm trying the explain:

book title: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
stories title: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13...

Please let me know what I'm supposed to do, I'm trying to clean up the series page it's on, but was wanting to correct all the books before I delete them from the series (since it's not really a series, just a collection of book). Thanks.

[Amara]

I'm not sure if there's an official policy on the subject, but I think it definitely makes more sense to have it as [Work 1] / [Work 2] ([Series Title], #?).

But on the subject of the series, it looks perfectly valid to me...?

[Caro]

I thought a series was when the books were connected by a place or characters, but I think these are just the same time era (regency) and there isn't any connection to the characters or the same place/same time thing.

I was thinking you title by the title on the book (adding the vol to differentiate) and put the work's title in the description. But I can also see the work's in the title. Just curious because I guess technically the title is the one on the cover. Right? Still kinda confused.

[Amara]

Books published under the same "series title" qualify as series for Goodreads purposes, too. (As opposed to imprints, which do not.) That appears, at least to me, to be more of a series than an imprint.

Caro wrote: "I was thinking you title by the title on the book (adding the vol to differentiate) and put the work's title in the description. But I can also see the work's in the title. Just curious because I guess technically the title is the one on the cover. Right? Still kinda confused."

I do think it's a bit confusing as well, and like I said, I'm not sure if there's an official ruling on it. I'd say just make them uniform in either format, and that'll be good enough, at least for now.

[Jess]

Caro wrote: "Just curious because I guess technically the title is the one on the cover. Right?"

While the title on the cover tends to be the official title, in the world of real-life librarians and cataloging, we go by the title page. Harder without the book in front of you, but that's what I learned in library school.

[Caro]

ok, thanks. since it's considered a series I'll go ahead and put the work's titles as the title and the series in the () afterwards. Another question then: Are the More Than Words considered a series too? All the books are title More Than Words with different work's within them and are labeled with volumes too.

ex: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/95...

[Amara]

Harlequin More Than Words seems to be more of an imprint than a series, though I admit that case seems a bit more questionable than most. If anyone more familiar with the books wants to add some input on the subject, it would be much appreciated. :)

[vicki_girl]

They are more like annual anthologies like The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Thirteenth Annual Collection. I'm not sure how often they are put out though (may not be annually).

[Amara]

So would a series listing be appropriate for these, then? (And Wikipedia, at least, claims they are indeed put out annually.)

[vicki_girl]

Based on precedent with other annual collections I think that a series would be appropriate.

[Caro]

so the regecy l&l AND the more than words books would both be considered series. I know that the regency l&l would be best to put the works within them as the title with the series in (), but on the more than words, should I leave them as is ('more than words' are the titles for all/most of them) or should I go ahead and list the works as the titles and 'more...' in the () for those too?