Are editions merged automatically? I just found http://openlibrary.org/works/OL13847301W/Conceptual_modeling which has four editions that are exactly the same (except for the last one which has an additional GoodReads ID). The last edit on all of the editions a work merge, performed in August 2010. So I think it may not a matter of waiting before a bot (or human) merges the editions.
Ben On 29 February 2012 02:34, Karen Coyle <[email protected]> wrote: > Dimensions aren't part of the algorithm. They vary a lot -- not because > the books change size and shape, but because they can be in either cm or > inches, some are just height, some are hxwxd -- there are just too many > variables! > > So let's see if this change results in a merge... > > kc > > On 2/28/12 3:46 PM, Laurence Penney wrote: >> Thanks for this. I’ve just done the edit. Since I had the book in front of >> me I also added dimensions. Now I notice the other edition already has a >> different set of dimensions. Hope this doesn’t prevent the merge! >> >> - L >> >> On 28 Feb 2012, at 23:36, Karen Coyle wrote: >> >>> I'll let you try this, so we don't create confusion, but try changing >>> the date on the one from 2002 to 2004, and wait a bit (I don't know how >>> long... maybe a day?) and see if they merge. They have the same ISBNs >>> and same titles, so it looks to me like the date difference might be >>> keeping them apart. >>> >>> kc >>> >>> On 2/28/12 2:27 PM, Laurence Penney wrote: >>>> A tweet[1] inspired me to recommend[2] Open Library as the best place >>>> to link when talking about a book — instead of Amazon or its >>>> publisher’s site. >>>> >>>> However the book I was going to choose as a nice example for the >>>> original poster has duplicated edition info, and I cannot see a way >>>> to merge them. I’ve confirmed with the author there’s just one >>>> edition (2004). So can I merge or is it a superuser thing? >>>> >>>> http://openlibrary.org/books/OL22593796M/Dutch_type >>>> http://openlibrary.org/books/OL9109013M/Dutch_Type >>>> >>>> - L >>>> >>>> [1] https://twitter.com/#!/typotheque/status/174589813347979264 [2] >>>> https://twitter.com/#!/Lorp/status/174595628993748992 >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ Ol-discuss mailing >>>> list [email protected] >>>> http://mail.archive.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ol-discuss To >>>> unsubscribe from this mailing list, send email to >>>> [email protected] >>> >>> -- >>> Karen Coyle >>> [email protected] http://kcoyle.net >>> ph: 1-510-540-7596 >>> m: 1-510-435-8234 >>> skype: kcoylenet >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Ol-discuss mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://mail.archive.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ol-discuss >>> To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send email to >>> [email protected] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Ol-discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.archive.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ol-discuss >> To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send email to >> [email protected] > > -- > Karen Coyle > [email protected] http://kcoyle.net > ph: 1-510-540-7596 > m: 1-510-435-8234 > skype: kcoylenet > _______________________________________________ > Ol-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.archive.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ol-discuss > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send email to > [email protected] _______________________________________________ Ol-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.archive.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ol-discuss To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send email to [email protected]
