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message 1: by Deadwish (new)
Apr 18, 2012 07:58PM

Deadwish | 4 comments I just found a problem with the authors of the White Wolf books. Some appear as "White Wolf" and others as "White Wolf Game Studio." Should unify the authors? Which should I use?


message 2: by rivka, Former Moderator (new)
Apr 18, 2012 08:55PM

rivka | 45177 comments Mod
Links, please?


message 5: by rivka, Former Moderator (last edited Apr 18, 2012 11:11PM) (new)
Apr 18, 2012 11:10PM

rivka | 45177 comments Mod
Yeah, sorry. I meant links to the "author"s, but I was unclear.

I merged them all into the first one. However, as much as possible, actual people should be listed as authors, not the publisher. Some of these books have people among the authors listed already; they can have the publisher "author" removed.

And some look like they should be marked not-a-book -- dice sets, packs of cards, etc.


message 6: by Deadwish (last edited Apr 19, 2012 05:44AM) (new)
Apr 19, 2012 05:29AM

Deadwish | 4 comments Oh, I should have known that you were referring to a list of authors. Noob Librarian here :P

In this case, the publisher its a sort of colective author. Don't remove it. YES, the large list of authors should be listed (hard work, some day I will start with the task)and a big YES with the not-a-book part.
Thank you! I needed to ask before changing the data of so many books before discovering that other librarians did not agree with my opinion.

One more question:
There is a limit to the number of authors listed in a book? Example: World of Darkness ( http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29... )Inside the book are 18 people in the field "concept and development", 5 writers and 14 illustrators. Everyone should appear?


message 7: by rivka, Former Moderator (new)
Apr 19, 2012 09:11AM

rivka | 45177 comments Mod
Deadwish wrote: "In this case, the publisher its a sort of collective author"

I know that. And in cases where no individual author is know, leaving it is fine. But in ones where there is a known individual author or editor, they SHOULD be removed. They will stay in the publisher spot, where they belong.


message 8: by rivka, Former Moderator (new)
Apr 19, 2012 09:13AM

rivka | 45177 comments Mod
Deadwish wrote: "Inside the book are 18 people in the field "concept and development", 5 writers and 14 illustrators."

Definitely all 5 writers. If the illustrators are not just responsible for the cover or another similar single item, then I would say all of them as well.

(The maximum that can be listed is 50 authors on a book.)


message 9: by Deadwish (new)
Apr 19, 2012 09:39AM

Deadwish | 4 comments Ok :D Thanks for all.
I will add all authors when finished adding all my books.


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