Goodreads Librarians Group discussion

I'll put a few in here as I get them. Thanks in advance.


1 Please merge authors, one has no period after initial but they appear to be the same person.
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...


2 Author given as a university, in capitals, book title in capitals. I suggest the author may be the publisher, as an editor and illustrator are also given.

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...


3 This book seems to show two contributors listed as one author.

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...


Looks like the main author should be
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...


On his listing, looks like different language editions of the same books are shown as different books, by my count he has 4 books not 11. The book on a separate author page makes 5. I am not sure if they need merging.

1 Remove space before colon.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

same with this edition, also a comma spaced wrongly
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...

This edition is an Amazon listing of a signed copy.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

1 Title in capitals in all 5 editions, looks like some should be combined, going by dates.
https://www.goodreads.com/work/editio...

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

This one has author, date, in title and is listed as 1882 when title includes 2005.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

Two authors run in together
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

VirBalaAggarwalandV.S.Gupta looks like it should be
Vir Bala Aggarwal and V.S. Gupta


https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Their other profile
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...


https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Their other profile
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Book by them needs sorting
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...


And these author pages appear to be them and other contributors too.
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Three authors in one
Susan Dente Trager, Robert;Russomanno, Joseph;Ross
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

The book
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

looks the same as one by Susan Dente Ross
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Robert Trager
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Joseph Russomanno
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Capitals, editor and author mixed. JOHN COLDSTREAM (EDITOR)' 'DIRK BOGARDE
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...


10 editions for them.
https://www.goodreads.com/work/editio...

Looks like this editor
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

and this author
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

This book has 2 versions of the same author given as the author.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

James C. Foust, Foust, James C. Foust, James C.

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

This one can go
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Foust, James C. Foust, James C.

This book is given with 3 authors but 1 is repeated and the actual third author is missing.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

Peter Stewart, Peter Stewart, Ray Alexander

cover shows Andrew Boyd. There are a few authors by this name. Searching for that author and the title gets 3 editions which are in need of tidying.

Given by unknown author, name in title
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9...

Andrew Boyd
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

BOYD ANDREW
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...


Looks like there are more than one or two of that name author.
Merges of books suggested, but you may know better. There's a
few more you'll see better when these are done.


Title needs capitals, maybe merging
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

may be
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9...


needs space removed before colon
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

merge with
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
and
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
and
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...


merge
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...


merge
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...


Punctuation
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

These may or may not be the same book.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8...

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

This author has several titles in need of merging, punctuation tidying and so on.

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...

This author appears with 2 names

Wilfrid H. Kesterton
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

W.H. Kesterson
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...


They have a book in common
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

1 Author has five items in their list, all with leather bound in title. Looks like 3 could be combined. Their name is given with a period at the end.

Canadian Press Association.
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...

2 Here is the name with no period. Same books as above. A few have leather bound in title, a few could be combined.
Canadian Press Association
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

3 One of their titles has a confusion of authors.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
Sir Allen Bristol 1854-1952 Aylesworth (Creator),
Canadian Press Association (Creator),
Canada. Papermakers' Associatio (Creator)


https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Comes up with this book
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

Author given as
Royal Commission to Investigate Aylesworth, Sir Allen Bristol,Canadian Press Association,Canada. Pap
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Seems likely this is his genuine page
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Name appears as Allen Bristol Aylesworth on cover.


4 The third of those combined authors is a body. Name needs correction.
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Canada. Papermakers' Associatio


I do not know if this is the same body, the title does not show on their list.
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry

5 This title of theirs has leather bound
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

1 These appear to be different editions listed separately.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

2 Author and date in title
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

3
Two editions shown separately
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...

Bruce Mutsvairo
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

He has at least 3 books with multiples in need of merging. This profile is also him and needs removing.

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

This book has the 4 authors listed along with their colleges.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Taking them one at a time.
This looks to be the same book listed with a different author, same name, who is a novelist and not a PhD. Name does not come up with Dr or Dr.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...


Second author appears to be this one. A couple of his books could do with merging.
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...


Third author appears to be this one. Has another book with leather bound in title.
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

He also brings up this version of the initial book, with unknown author.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

Fourth author does not come up elsewhere.

Another book with three authors, including a college.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

First author, no period after initial, also the book is listed twice.
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Second author, the college name with and after it.
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Third author, has a date etc. in name.
C Joe (Cullen Joe) 1915-2007 Holland
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Likely this author.
Cullen Joe Holland
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

This book seems to have an author repeated.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...


University of Missour School of Journalism Staff
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

School of Journalism, University of Missouri Staff
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...


Different book, same authors but not correctly shown
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...


As above
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

This version has 3 books
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Another 3
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...


I don't know if this author is the same college or not.
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

One author has their title added

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Geneva Overholser
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

This book is theirs
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

given with double author
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Author has a period in front of name and another after Kansas. Second listing for them has another period at end. Looks like there is just one book shown 3 times.

. University of Kansas. Dept. of Journalism
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

. University of Kansas. Dept. of Journalism.
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...


Author given as
University of Kansas. Department of Journalism

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Title is descriptive and needs tidying. Looks to be an Amazon entry.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...


Same name author, same re book.
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

1 Author given as journalism

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

book has 2 editions
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...


2 Author given as Journalism 1. This is a high school publication, cover credit to Highland Rampage Team. Putting the school name in author might help people find the book.
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Example from another publication: author given as
Journalism Class of Hastings High School


3 Author given as (military journalism), looks to be recruiting info.
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...


Title also in capitals.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

1 Author given as [Missouri. University. School of journalism]

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

book title incl. leather bound.

Likely to belong to https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...


2 Author looks to be an Amazon category, with 30 items of German magazines, given as
Magazines] [Photo-Journalism] [Vintage News, Ads
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

1 Author is a high school class, given in capitals.

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Their 2 books also in capitals.

2 Author given as Journalism class, but clearly from more than one school going by yearbooks. So it might help to add school name after authors.
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

1 Author given as (journalism)
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

And all 5 publications in capitals.


2 Author given as Asian Institute Of Journalism and Commun

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Google thinks it should be
Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication

Author given as Columbia University. Graduate School of Journalism. The Staff.

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Suggest combining with

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and this
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

1 Book has leather bound, looks to be an Amazon listing.
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

California Dept of Education also turns up 90 items with largely different authors. Some have a period in front, or at the end, etc.

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...


5 works
https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...


https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

More from the California Dept of Education.
This book has confused authorship.

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

This book looks convincing, listed as
Theresa Armitage (Editor), Peter W. Dykema (Editor), Gladys Pitcher (Editor)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...


listed as
M Theresa Armitage, Peter W Dykema, Gladys Pitcher
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

The two different pages are
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...


There are 7 versions of what may be same book, confused authors.

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

1 Amazon listing and author should be California Department of Education or Philip D-B. Perham, who doesn't have a page.

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

2 Amazon listing all 11 leather bound
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

3 As above, 1 book
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

1 Capitals in title, which is all run together; and author appears to be the topic. Might be a magazine I guess.
Architecture Journalism
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...


2 Author given as {Journalism}
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

3 This author page shows up, startribune
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

4 Author in capitals, one book title capitals.
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

May be this author
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

1 Author given as . Pamphlets on education, journalism, etc.
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

I suggest saying Editor University of Michigan Library.

1 Author has title in name
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Same book so you can merge with this author Naila Nabil Hamdy
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...


2 Author given as
Journalism Research Fellows of &&&& Staf
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...


Looks likely to be
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...


The reason is they both share this editor as co-author and the books are similar themes.
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

3 Susan C. Farkas, above, may be
Susan C Farkas, 1 book, educational publisher again
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

and this is the other collaboration profile
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

1 These two look to be the same person

Susanna Farkas M.
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Susanna M. Farkas
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...


2 These two long confused names given as authors, seems to be the contents.
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

1 Title, author and date in title; given as by unknown

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...



2 Author given as Perry (editor) Anderson 9 books
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

This one, capitals and spelling of review.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

1 Looks like Amazon listing, author given as
comp Campen, Jim, probably means compiled by.
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Suggest this author
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...


2 Author given as Lebowitz
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Book title contains author name
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

Suggest this author for the plant biotechnology book.
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...


3 Author in capitals
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Author and date in title, given by unknown.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

Likely this Mike Cole
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

He also shows up as
Etc Cole Mike Cole,Mike
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...


and as
Dr Mike Cole, with a mis-spelt book title
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

SF magazine. The contributors are listed as 1 author.

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

They are:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Two editors given as the author
William/Mike Thaler Cole (Editors)
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...


I got an error page clicking on this, same two given as one author
William Cole and Mike Thaler
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

given as Editors W. Cole & M. Thaler one author
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...


William Cole
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Mike Thaler, mostly an illustrator
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Still finding stray Mike Coles.

1 Author given as John fwd. Maybin, Mike; Cole
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Mike Maybin
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...


2 Author given as
janet-maybin-joan-swann
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Here they are
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...


3 Author given as Alexandra Cole, Mike; Cole
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Book belongs with
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Another Mike Cole

1 Author given as Mike and George Cole McCarthy
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Similar title, by Fantagraphics
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...


2 Author given as M. Mike Malek Brian J. Cole
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Brian J. Cole
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Brian J. Cole MD MBA
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

M. Mike Malek, shown like that on cover
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...


3 President .j. Brian Cole
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

President J. Brian Cole
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

This book
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

Author shown as below all one.
Jerome W. McFadden, Brian Rowe, Erin Cole, Shannon Lawrence, Megan Tilley, Christine Escamilla,

Here they are, they probably all have the book but you could check it's the right edition etc. before deleting.

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

One book many contributors listed as one. In two batches.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...


https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Claire Colebrook Roberto Esposito, Levi R. Bryant, Jelisaveta Blagojević , Brian Massumi


https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Igor Stojanovski Boyan Manchev, Lamija Kosović, Mladen Alexiev, Lee Edelman, Bojana Kunst, Stanimir

One book many contributors listed as one.

Beginning NFC: Near Field Communication with Arduino, Android, and PhoneGap
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
[ MEI ] Tom Igoe( TANG MU. YI GE ) . Don Coleman( TANG. KE ER MAN ) . Brian Jepson( BU LAI EN. JI...

Suggest deleting that one as there are other versions.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...


This version has one contributor, but listed twice.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

These two editions need NFC written in capitals.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

One book two authors written as one.

Brian Coleman, Jason; Messenlehner
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Brian Messenlehner
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...


Brian Messenlehner Jason Coleman
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...


I suggest there's more than one author by this name but only one comes up with Wordpress.
Jason Coleman
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

This book's author's last name is misspelled. It should be Beatrice Rendon.

Kim wrote: "https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

This book's author's last name is misspelled. It should be Beatrice Rendon."

#42 done

This author and book

1
seems to be the same as the following one. The second listed has no period after initial.

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

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2 same author, looks like, combined with second person editor

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There is an author of the editor's name but I don't know if it's the same person.

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

This author has two listings with and without period after initial.
Spencer A. Leonard
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Author given as Cathy (eds) KOROTICH, Vitaly & PORTER

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

I'm finding two people called Korotich. Vitaly and Alexander.
Vitaly is all these profiles

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

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Cathy Porter
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Author given as Williams Cathy Porter Jane

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Book cover lists Cathy Williams, Jane Porter. It's a Harlequin book and these two collaborate on other Harlequin books.

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1 Author given as PORTER CATHY

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Same book listed with this translator Cathy Porter

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2 Title and maybe merge
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

3 Title
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

4 Another author Cathy Porter et all
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Confused authors

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Et Al Simon Lewis, editor, Russell Rowland, Lyn Lifshin, Cathy Porter, Sandy McCord

This looks to be the editor Simon Lewis
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

So does this version Simon (ed) LEWIS
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Likely Russell Rowland
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Lyn Lifshin
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Only one Sandy McCord
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Cathy Porter given above.

1 Book with Lyn Lifshin given as author twice, cover shows just one.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...

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2 Book in her list is Amazon description of item
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...


3 As above, but it has a cover, might be useful
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...