Goodreads Librarians Group discussion

Disambiguation needed:

Michael Francis Gilbert wrote Mysteries and died in 2006.

The following books are currently listed under his name.

America in the Economic World: Jobs, Necessities, and Economic Optimization by Michael Douglas Gilbert 2014

Arguing with People by Michael A. Gilbert 2014

Modern Happiness,
Fifty-Nine Days
by Michael Gilbert (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...) The Kindle edition (the paperback is listed under the correct author)

Disposable Male: Sex, Love, and Money-Your World Through Darwin's Eyes by Michael Gilbert (this one is still alive and canadian https://www.goodreads.com/author/show... AND lists at least one book -- The Oxford Book Of Legal Anecdotes -- that is by Michael Francis Gilbert) problem is with one instance of the ebook (there are two -- editions should probably be combined)

Dark Horse Presents #29
Dark Horse Presents #22
Dark Horse Presents #35
Dark Horse Presents #20
Dark Horse Presents 3 #23
Dark Horse Presents #1
Dark Horse Presents 3 #22
are by many authors including https://www.goodreads.com/author/show... (again the problem seems to just be with the kindle edition)
also
Biblioteca Michael Moorcok - Elric Vol.1: Elric de Melniboné
by various authors including a Michael T. Gilbert
Michael Moorcock's Elric of Melnibone where the artist is Michael Gilbert (T again)

American Splendor (American Splendor, #6)
American Splendor, #4
List a Michael Gilbert as one of many illustrators. These not listed as publications in Michael T Gilbert's list.

Contract: 2003: A GP's Guide to Earning the Most by various authors inc a Michael Gilbert. It is stated that "Written by a GP with an advisory board consisting of a practice manager and an accountant" Pretty sure this is yet another Michael Gilbert

FLOW - Creating Unlimited Health, the art of giving up who we think we are: A self compassion and inspiration work book -- published in 2015 this Michael Gilbert describes a very different life that lead him to write this book.

Crystal Palace Speedway: The Thrills & Spills Of The 20's & 30's Lists by Lionel Crossley (Illustrator), Michael Gilbert (Illustrator) Crossley is listed as the author on the cover. (http://www.crystalpalacefoundation.or...) There is no mention of Gilbert though

The Crystal Palace dinosaurs: the story of the world's first prehistoric sculptures does list a Mick Gilbert as an author.

There are editions that need to be combined but sorting out the 10 or so authors ... ACK.

Disambiguation needed:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show... - This book was written by this author but there's another author (translator) with the same who appears as author of this one.

So this author needs to have a different page for this book only. I don't know if this is the right feed but seemed the most appropriate one.

Thanks!

Kathryn wrote: "Disambiguation needed:

Michael Francis Gilbert wrote Mysteries an..."

Hi Kathryn,

As you probably know we disambiguate authors with identical names by putting extra spaces beween the last name and the first name. I had a go at Michael Gilbert, and this is what I've come up with:

Michael Gilbert (2 spaces - Goodreads author)
Michael Gilbert (3 spaces - Canadian author)
Michael Gilbert (4 spaces - UK mystery writer)
Michael Gilbert (5 spaces - Author of "Flow")
The rest I cannot identify, so I left them on the 1 space "generic" profile: Michael Gilbert

I moved "The Crystal Palace dinosaurs" to Mick Gilbert, and the books of Michael T. Gilbert to his profile (including "American Splendor" which is also by him according to comicbookdb).

Filipa wrote: "Disambiguation needed:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show... - This book was written by this author but there's another author (translator) with the same who appears as author ..."

Which book? You linked to the author's page.

Filipa wrote: "Disambiguation needed:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show... - This book was written by this author but there's another author (translator) with the same who appears as author ..."

Filipa, you didn't mention a specific book. These are the three that I see that are not Paulo Reis, translator:

•  ISBN 9789896576011: Operação Negócios Privados
•  ISBN 9789897522024: Cálculo e Processamento Salarial
•  ISBN 9781599401584: Meeting the International Patient Safety Goals

Do you know if the same Paulo Reis authored each of these books?

Filipa wrote: "Disambiguation needed:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show... - This book was written by this author but there's another author (translator) with the same who appears as author ..."

Disambiguated Paulo Reis:

Paulo Reis (2 spaces - Professor of Art History)
Paulo Reis (3 spaces - Social Sciences, Human Resources)
Paulo Reis (4 spaces - born 1957)
Paulo Reis (5 spaces - Translator, actor, television director)

That leaves Meeting the International Patient Safety Goals on the default 1 space profile.

Koenraad wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "Disambiguation needed:

Michael Francis Gilbert wrote Mysteries an..."

Hi Kathryn,

As you probably know we disambiguate authors with identical names by putting extra spaces beween..."

Koenraad, thanks for helping out . Issues still remaining:

Librarian’s Note for the Goodreads author

The following books still need to be moved to Michael T. Gilbert from the UK mystery writer
The Michael Moorcock Library: Elric of Melnibone
American Splendor (American Splendor, #6)
American Splendor, #4
Dark Horse Presents #20
A1 Annual Vol. 1

Thanks

Kathryn wrote: "Issues still remaining:..."

I think I got them all now - could you please re-check?

Looks like you got them all this time. I still have doubts about some others. Mostly the following two, but they _might_ be or _might_ not be...

The Day of the Ness
by Andre Norton, Michael Gilbert

No idea really, but co-writing children's SciFi and doing the illustration seems... odd.

Franklins Youngest Detective: The Search for the Town's Mayor
Published April 6th 2015 by Page Publishing, Inc.

Although this is a mystery... the date of publication and who the publisher is (a self publish outlet) make me doubt that this is the UK mystery writer

Anyway. Thanks. It is _so_ much better now.