Is there a listing for Newly Created Series under the new series system?

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Is there a listing for Newly Created Series under the new series system?

1Avron
Sep 13, 2024, 2:47 am

Before the introduction of the "new series" feature there was a page https://www.librarything.com/series that listed the recently created series. I used to use that page to find problems, or kill time adding other books to incomplete series.
There is something similar for the new system when adding individual books to series but I have not found a page on the site that lists them.
It is possible to search for any series found in that listing, but clicking on the series name on that listing adds the book to it. Which means seeing a problem requires opening a new tab to search, remembering to search later, or something other than just clicking immediately. (At the moment there seems to be two new series, both with the title Classici del’ Arte. As well as what will almost certainly be an unneeded A Wrinkle in Time series)

I suppose I'm asking to be directed to an equivalent page. Or making a request for such to be created.

2SandraArdnas
Sep 13, 2024, 11:22 am

There's https://www.librarything.com/nseries/allhistory, a log of edits to series if that helps. I found it in a convoluted way of going to Zeitgeist > Helpers page and under Series there's a link for helpers log.

3Avron
Sep 13, 2024, 8:42 pm

>2 SandraArdnas: That is at least something, thank you. I've seen it before but didn't remember, this time I'll bookmark it.

4Maddz
Sep 14, 2024, 2:34 am

If you've just created a series and added a book, and now want to add subsequent books, there is a 'newly created series' tab in the series relationships that can be selected. It only has the 20 or so recent series, so once a series drops below that, you have to search the series instead.

5Nevov
Sep 14, 2024, 6:27 am

>4 Maddz: That newly created series tab within the add/edit series of a work page is so helpful when constructing series – though lacking as >1 Avron: mentions if you are wanting to use it to browse the new items, like the old https://www.librarything.com/series allowed us, because to reach it you have to start down the path of doing add/edit series on an unrelated work which is clumsy (though I do that in lieu of a better way; so long as you cancel the adding process it doesn't mess up the new series at least).

I'd think a newly added/recently created would fit in neatly as an item on the series Zeitgeist page: https://www.librarything.com/zeitgeist/series – replicating the same list as we get via the add/edit tab. And then the old page https://www.librarything.com/series/ which still exists as a live page, only blank could even be set to redirect to there, and tie up that loose end of the site.

6Nevov
Sep 14, 2024, 6:41 am

>2 SandraArdnas:
That's a helpful page – then text-searching it for "added series", or visually look for the indents as each new series seems to always get one of those below it for the series name being added at the same time. Also a good page for catching a batch of "removed the work" mistake-edits...!

7norabelle414
Sep 14, 2024, 11:53 am