Ben, part of the OL application are routines that merge editions to each
other, and connect editions to works. I did a search in the OL repo in
github and find a number of results on the term "merge" but I don't know
which are currently being used, as great changes have been made to the
code in the recent past.
What is mysterious to me is whether these routines run on a regular
basis or not. We've seen complaints that modifying records doesn't
result in merging, and I don't know if that was temporary or if it's a
continuing problem.
It's like the many other issues that we have: can we count on regular
indexing of new data? Is there any way to add more files of data to OL?
(The last file of Library of Congress records was loaded in 2010 or
2011, as I recall. Ditto Amazon?) How about new covers - are they being
loaded? etc etc
kc
On 12/7/14 10:50 AM, Ben Companjen wrote:
Hi Karen,
You seem to know of merging software that I have never read about in
the few years that I have been around. Can you tell more or point to a
resource that describes it?
Thanks!
Ben
On 7 December 2014 at 17:43, Karen Coyle <kco...@kcoyle.net> wrote:
Hi. The messed up titles from Amazon are usually from third-party sellers
who take a lot of shortcuts, putting all of the information in the title.
Please edit those! Thanks. Presumably that will bring the books together
(but I don't know if that merging software is currently running).
As for what is a "different edition" -- this is not an easy question. Texts
get reprinted often, especially those in the public domain, but each new
"act" on the part of a publisher is considered a new edition, because you
don't know what might have changed (new preface, added illustrations...).
For modern books (after about 1970) the shortcut answer is: if it has a
different ISBN, it is a different edition.
kc
On 12/6/14 8:47 PM, earthfu...@yahoo.ca wrote:
Request cleanup of Vernor Vinge listings
https://openlibrary.org/search?title=names&author=Vernor+Vinge
1) "True Names: And the Opening of the Cyberspace Frontier by Vernor Vinge
4 editions - first published in 1984"
2) "True Names...and Other Dangers by Vernor Vinge
1 edition - first published in 1987"
***
Should the works/editions above be made in editions of "True Names"
book? (one edition of plain "True Names" book below)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/True-Names-Opening-Cyberspace-Frontier/dp/0312944446/
"384 pages"
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51PX9d-HOaL._AA160_.jpg
image <http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51PX9d-HOaL._AA160_.jpg>
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View on ecx.images-amazon.com
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Preview by Yahoo
***
regarding title of :
"1) "True Names: And the Opening of the Cyberspace Frontier by Vernor
Vinge
4 editions - first published in 1984"
"True Names: And the Opening of the Cyberspace Frontier"
was first published in 2001 by Tor and contained "True Names" by Vinge
PLUS essays by other people writing about Vinge's story.
http://www.amazon.com/True-Names-Opening-Cyberspace-Frontier/dp/B001PO6ANG/
***
regarding title of :
"2) "True Names...and Other Dangers by Vernor Vinge
1 edition - first published in 1987"
Amazon says "275 pages", so it seems to be a straightforward reprint of
"True Names"
http://www.amazon.com/Names-Other-Dangers-Vernor-Vinge/dp/0671653636/
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51MSe9G8gnL._AA160_.jpg
image <http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51MSe9G8gnL._AA160_.jpg>
<http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51MSe9G8gnL._AA160_.jpg>
View on ecx.images-amazon.com
<http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51MSe9G8gnL._AA160_.jpg>
Preview by Yahoo
truly,
Julian
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