Author description has wrong nationality
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1avatiakh
Author Ruth Paul was born in and lives in New Zealand. The 'About the Author' says she's Australian but she's not. Not sure how this is edited.
https://www.librarything.com/author/paulruth
https://www.librarything.com/author/paulruth
2timspalding
Thanks for the note. This isn't our data, but I can--in theory--tell Bowker about the problem. They're the author of the bio. Do you have a definitive refutation of it?
3avatiakh
She has a wikipedia page which doesn't quite mention where she was born, but she's always lived in Wellington region, New Zealand. I've checked various sites and there's no mention of Australia.
I can contact her publisher and ask for some form of refutation.
I see that my Auckland Libraries has the same Bowker Author Biography too.
I can contact her publisher and ask for some form of refutation.
I see that my Auckland Libraries has the same Bowker Author Biography too.
5Aquila
https://www.scholastic.co.nz/media/3797/paul-ruth.pdf
Born in Wellington.
Born in Wellington.
6avatiakh
>5 Aquila: That's great, I hadn't come across the Scholastic one. I contacted Ruth through her website earlier and am awaiting her reply.
Probably she should deal with this herself through her agent or publisher.
Probably she should deal with this herself through her agent or publisher.
7timspalding
>6 avatiakh:
While author bios often come from the publisher, I think this is a base where Bowker wrote the bio. I'm not promising I can get it fixed, but I know the people in charge of the content.
While author bios often come from the publisher, I think this is a base where Bowker wrote the bio. I'm not promising I can get it fixed, but I know the people in charge of the content.
8avatiakh
>7 timspalding: I've now had email contact with Ruth and she asks how it can be fixed. She can be contacted direct through her website which is probably the best way for you to get the definitive refutation.
Just checked and her own local Wellington Libraries uses the Bowker bio which makes me see red. She's such a lovely person, I really want this Bowker issue to be fixed.
https://ruthpaul.co.nz/about-ruth-paul/
Just checked and her own local Wellington Libraries uses the Bowker bio which makes me see red. She's such a lovely person, I really want this Bowker issue to be fixed.
https://ruthpaul.co.nz/about-ruth-paul/
9timspalding
Okay, so you have an email for her asking for it to be fixed? If so, forward it to me. No promises, but I'll do waht I can.
11avatiakh
Have now noticed that New Zealand's David Hill has an incorrect Bowker bio.
https://www.librarything.com/a/5202041
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hill_(author)
https://www.librarything.com/a/5202041
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hill_(author)

