1ShatteredChevy
Hello All, I'm a long-time LibraryThing(er) but it's been almost a decade since I've been active and lots has changed. Apologies If I have anything wrong here. I did look over the pinned post, so I think I have this right, but if I'm forgetting something or if I can propose the combination in a better way, please let me know.
Please combine:
#1: https://www.librarything.com/work/16550384/book/275085453 The Norton Anthology of English Literature – 16th and Early 17th Century 8e V B: Volume B: The Sixteenth Century/The Early Seventeenth Century and https://www.librarything.com/work/4670/book/156546886 The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Volume B: The Sixteenth Century/The Early Seventeenth Century
This is a single volume title that I accidentally uploaded to my library twice. I was surprised when it wasn't flagged, so came here to see how to combine. I didn't see a way for me to do this myself but, again, if I'm forgetting something, just let me know.
Thank you for the help!
Please combine:
#1: https://www.librarything.com/work/16550384/book/275085453 The Norton Anthology of English Literature – 16th and Early 17th Century 8e V B: Volume B: The Sixteenth Century/The Early Seventeenth Century and https://www.librarything.com/work/4670/book/156546886 The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Volume B: The Sixteenth Century/The Early Seventeenth Century
This is a single volume title that I accidentally uploaded to my library twice. I was surprised when it wasn't flagged, so came here to see how to combine. I didn't see a way for me to do this myself but, again, if I'm forgetting something, just let me know.
Thank you for the help!
2ShatteredChevy
Ah, whoops, ok, found the Editions page, with the Combination/Separation options.
So I would go there and then whichever book I'm working from I would propose to combine the other book? (Not going to, just so I don't mess anything up...just trying to remember the process.)
So I would go there and then whichever book I'm working from I would propose to combine the other book? (Not going to, just so I don't mess anything up...just trying to remember the process.)
3jjwilson61
If you added the same book twice you should just delete one of them
4ShatteredChevy
>3 jjwilson61: Well, it is the same book, but there's no "Duplicate ISBN" warning and multiple people have both editions in their libraries. So, it's a duplicate that needs to be combined (for more than just myself). Right?
5DuncanHill
>4 ShatteredChevy: Yes, combine them.
6ShatteredChevy
>5 DuncanHill: Sorry, that's where I'm still a bit confused. How do I ensure I'm combining the right two editions?
7ShatteredChevy
Ok, so, from what I'm gathering, this is probably a special case because of how weird some of the combination/separations already are?
8gilroy
If there are two copies in your personal library, those don't combine. You have two copies.
IF you are doing a site search and finding two copies listed, then they need to be combined.
EXCEPT - Those two at the top should NOT be combined. One is a 3 volume set of the Norton books, the other reads as ONLY volume B of that three pack.
ETA:
Though to be honest, this one: https://www.librarything.com/work/16550384
is a disaster. It has combined into it 3 volume sets as well as individual volumes, and other parts that don't belong. I'm not versed enough to separate it well.
IF you are doing a site search and finding two copies listed, then they need to be combined.
EXCEPT - Those two at the top should NOT be combined. One is a 3 volume set of the Norton books, the other reads as ONLY volume B of that three pack.
ETA:
Though to be honest, this one: https://www.librarything.com/work/16550384
is a disaster. It has combined into it 3 volume sets as well as individual volumes, and other parts that don't belong. I'm not versed enough to separate it well.
9ShatteredChevy
>8 gilroy: Ok, that was my thinking, it seems like it's already been combined/separated so many times that it's just a tangle now.
But, I'm starting to remember this process. Thanks to all who have commented on this. Was just trying to ensure I wasn't adding more of a mess or getting myself confused.
But, I'm starting to remember this process. Thanks to all who have commented on this. Was just trying to ensure I wasn't adding more of a mess or getting myself confused.
10waltzmn
>8 gilroy: ETA:
Though to be honest, this one: https://www.librarything.com/work/16550384
is a disaster. It has combined into it 3 volume sets as well as individual volumes, and other parts that don't belong. I'm not versed enough to separate it well.
It's even worse than you think: It was originally published in two volumes, not three or six or... whatever else is going on. (I took English Literature out of one of the earliest editions.) Which means that the date of the division between volumes changed.
That apart from the fact that the contents kept changing -- not much from edition to edition, but quite a lot over time. And the editors changed, too; all the editors who edited the version I had are dead now (I believe).
Just another example that college textbooks are almost impossible.... Probably the best solution would be to break it up into "earlier editions" and "later editions," but it would take someone willing to be a true maintainer of the work....
Though to be honest, this one: https://www.librarything.com/work/16550384
is a disaster. It has combined into it 3 volume sets as well as individual volumes, and other parts that don't belong. I'm not versed enough to separate it well.
It's even worse than you think: It was originally published in two volumes, not three or six or... whatever else is going on. (I took English Literature out of one of the earliest editions.) Which means that the date of the division between volumes changed.
That apart from the fact that the contents kept changing -- not much from edition to edition, but quite a lot over time. And the editors changed, too; all the editors who edited the version I had are dead now (I believe).
Just another example that college textbooks are almost impossible.... Probably the best solution would be to break it up into "earlier editions" and "later editions," but it would take someone willing to be a true maintainer of the work....
