Goodreads Librarians Group discussion

I apologize if I'm barking up the wrong tree, but I'm a book publicist for an elderly author who can't add his own photo and bio, or any other info, to his page. I was turned down for librarian privileges and told to ask someone in the librarian group to help me. Is that something that one of you would be willing to do?
The author is Dean Lawrence E. Carter Sr. and his book is A BAPTIST PREACHER'S BUDDHIST TEACHER. ISBN 9780977924592.
Please let me know if you can help or if this is the wrong way to go about this. It's important that Dean Carter has a fully-optimized page.
A Baptist Preacher's Buddhist Teacher: How My Interfaith Journey with Daisaku Ikeda Made Me a Better ChristianThank you,
Mimi Schroeder APR

If you have a bio and a photo for which you have the rights to use, we would be happy to add them. You can upload the photo to your photos here, or to one of those public photo sites if you use them. As for the bio just paste it here.

Helen wrote: "There is also a photo on that website that could be used if that is what you prefer. "

There may well be copyright issues with that photo and we should not willingly use it without other information.

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Helen wrote: "There is also a photo on that website that could be used if that is what you prefer. "

There may well be copyright issues with that photo and we should not willingly use it without o..."


Thank you. I removed my suggestions.

Helen wrote: "Thank you. I removed my suggestions. "

You needn't have removed your entire post - it's just that we have to be very careful about photographs and whether we have the right to post them.

You were right that it is wise to wait for the book representative to post their preferred photo and bio. No worries. :)

Thank you! I just uploaded the photo of Lawrence E. Carter Sr. Here is a short bio. Unfortunately the formatting is lost.

Lawrence Edward Carter Sr., Author of

A Baptist Preacher’s Buddhist Teacher
How My Interfaith Journey With Daisaku Ikeda Made Me a Better Christian

In 1958 Martin Luther King Jr. privately recruited Lawrence Edward Carter as a 10th grader to come to Morehouse College, King’s alma mater in Atlanta, Ga. Twenty-one years later, at Morehouse, Lawrence Carter became the founder and Dean of the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel in 1979, the world’s largest religious memorial to the legacy of the great civil rights leader, whose mission is to teach, encourage, and inspire ambassadors of King’s beloved world community.

Carter has spent his career working to realize King’s vision for peace and justice through education and action, including lectures at universities and seminaries around the world. Dedicated to interfaith dialogue, Carter has spoken to Jewish, Islamic, Hindu, and Buddhist communities, as well as to more than eighteen Christian denominations. He is also a tenured professor of religion at Morehouse, a Baptist minister, and author of four books including
A Baptist Preacher’s Buddhist Teacher: How My Interfaith Journey With Daisaku Ikeda Made Me a Better Christian and Walking Integrity: Benjamin Elijah Mays as Mentor to Martin Luther King Jr.

For more information, visit http://bit.ly/DeanCarter.

Ok, I'm not sure where to find the picture but I entered the bio.

Thanks for entering the bio. I added the photo in "photos" on this page, top right, under "Goodreads Librarians Group." Was that not the right place? It's labeled "Lawrence E. Carter Sr."

Mimi Schroeder

I will upload it to his page. One question. Do you believe there are any copyright restrictions on this photo?

Scott, I hate to ask this but I just reread the bio I sent you and I wrote something really clunky and I'd like you to delete something really small but important. In the first paragraph, can you delete "in 1979" and move the comma to the left?
I'd really appreciate it!
mimi

He already had an author's page under the name Lawrence E. Carter, Sr. combining with Lawrence Edward Carter, Sr.

There are no copyright restrictions to this photo. I was given the photo by the publisher to use for promo.

Done. I also merged the older profile with the new.

Thank you!

Mimi wrote: "Thanks for entering the bio. I added the photo in "photos" on this page, top right, under "Goodreads Librarians Group." Was that not the right place?"

In future, please add photos to your personal photos section (linked from your profile), not to the group's photos.

Helen wrote: "He already had an author's page under the name Lawrence E. Carter, Sr. combining with Lawrence Edward Carter, Sr."

I corrected the author name fields to Goodreads standard. Please see https://www.goodreads.com/help/show/6... and https://www.goodreads.com/help/show/4...

rivka wrote: "Mimi wrote: "Thanks for entering the bio. I added the photo in "photos" on this page, top right, under "Goodreads Librarians Group." Was that not the right place?"

In future, please add photos to ..."

Of course. I'll add to my personal photos. Thank you.

rivka wrote: "Helen wrote: "He already had an author's page under the name Lawrence E. Carter, Sr. combining with Lawrence Edward Carter, Sr."

I corrected the author name fields to Goodreads standard. Please se..."
Thank you very much. I see Carter has another book where his name is listed wrong. Global Ethical Options: In The Tradition Of Gandhi, Kind, And IkedaLawrence Edward Sr Carter
Could you also fix his name for that title? Then I think we'll have his name straight for all his titles. I really should be doing this myself, but I appreciate everybody's help so much!!

Mimi wrote: "rivka wrote: "Helen wrote: "He already had an author's page under the name Lawrence E. Carter, Sr. combining with Lawrence Edward Carter, Sr."

I corrected the author name fields to Goodreads stand..."

I see the title of his book is wrong, and it's wrong on amazon so I have to go there first. "Kind" should be "King." Unless you can fix that too?

#20 & 21: Done. Other authors added from worldcat; cover from abebooks.

Abcdarian wrote: "#20 & 21: Done. Other authors added from worldcat; cover from abebooks."

Fantastic! Thanks!