How do I change the title of a work?

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How do I change the title of a work?

1baggish
Feb 5, 2022, 8:59 am

Example: https://www.librarything.com/work/23978834
Work Information: A Ocupacao (Em Portugues do Brasil) by Julián Fuks
should be: A Ocupação by Julián Fuks
I cannot find a way to edit this. How do I do it?
Thank you!

2Stevil2001
Feb 5, 2022, 9:05 am

Edit the Canonical Title field.

3baggish
Feb 5, 2022, 9:30 am

Great, thank you!

4gilroy
Mar 14, 2022, 2:08 pm

>1 baggish: If you own it, you can edit your own personal copy to show the title you wish to see. Click the pencil icon in Your Books to fix that title.
If you don't own it, but just hope to fix the site wide appearance of the title, to remove extraneous details like series or extra text, you edit the canonical title as suggested in >2 Stevil2001:

5MarthaJeanne
Mar 14, 2022, 2:55 pm

The canonical title should only be used if it is really needed. It should also be in the language of the site you are entering it on.