Ben and Karen, As of now, we don’t have any automatic imports happening except loading new scans from internet archive.
Anand On 08-Dec-2014, at 2:12 am, Karen Coyle <kco...@kcoyle.net> wrote: > Ben, part of the OL application are routines that merge editions to each > other, and connect editions to works. I did a search in the OL repo in github > and find a number of results on the term "merge" but I don't know which are > currently being used, as great changes have been made to the code in the > recent past. > > What is mysterious to me is whether these routines run on a regular basis or > not. We've seen complaints that modifying records doesn't result in merging, > and I don't know if that was temporary or if it's a continuing problem. > > It's like the many other issues that we have: can we count on regular > indexing of new data? Is there any way to add more files of data to OL? (The > last file of Library of Congress records was loaded in 2010 or 2011, as I > recall. Ditto Amazon?) How about new covers - are they being loaded? etc etc > > kc > > On 12/7/14 10:50 AM, Ben Companjen wrote: >> Hi Karen, >> >> You seem to know of merging software that I have never read about in >> the few years that I have been around. Can you tell more or point to a >> resource that describes it? >> >> Thanks! >> >> Ben >> >> On 7 December 2014 at 17:43, Karen Coyle <kco...@kcoyle.net> wrote: >>> Hi. The messed up titles from Amazon are usually from third-party sellers >>> who take a lot of shortcuts, putting all of the information in the title. >>> Please edit those! Thanks. Presumably that will bring the books together >>> (but I don't know if that merging software is currently running). >>> >>> As for what is a "different edition" -- this is not an easy question. Texts >>> get reprinted often, especially those in the public domain, but each new >>> "act" on the part of a publisher is considered a new edition, because you >>> don't know what might have changed (new preface, added illustrations...). >>> For modern books (after about 1970) the shortcut answer is: if it has a >>> different ISBN, it is a different edition. >>> >>> kc >>> >>> On 12/6/14 8:47 PM, earthfu...@yahoo.ca wrote: >>>> >>>> Request cleanup of Vernor Vinge listings >>>> https://openlibrary.org/search?title=names&author=Vernor+Vinge >>>> >>>> 1) "True Names: And the Opening of the Cyberspace Frontier by Vernor Vinge >>>> 4 editions - first published in 1984" >>>> >>>> 2) "True Names...and Other Dangers by Vernor Vinge >>>> 1 edition - first published in 1987" >>>> >>>> *** >>>> Should the works/editions above be made in editions of "True Names" >>>> book? (one edition of plain "True Names" book below) >>>> >>>> >>>> http://www.amazon.co.uk/True-Names-Opening-Cyberspace-Frontier/dp/0312944446/ >>>> "384 pages" >>>> http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51PX9d-HOaL._AA160_.jpg >>>> >>>> image <http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51PX9d-HOaL._AA160_.jpg> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> <http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51PX9d-HOaL._AA160_.jpg> >>>> View on ecx.images-amazon.com >>>> <http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51PX9d-HOaL._AA160_.jpg> >>>> >>>> Preview by Yahoo >>>> >>>> >>>> *** >>>> >>>> regarding title of : >>>> "1) "True Names: And the Opening of the Cyberspace Frontier by Vernor >>>> Vinge >>>> 4 editions - first published in 1984" >>>> >>>> "True Names: And the Opening of the Cyberspace Frontier" >>>> was first published in 2001 by Tor and contained "True Names" by Vinge >>>> PLUS essays by other people writing about Vinge's story. >>>> >>>> http://www.amazon.com/True-Names-Opening-Cyberspace-Frontier/dp/B001PO6ANG/ >>>> >>>> *** >>>> >>>> regarding title of : >>>> "2) "True Names...and Other Dangers by Vernor Vinge >>>> 1 edition - first published in 1987" >>>> >>>> Amazon says "275 pages", so it seems to be a straightforward reprint of >>>> "True Names" >>>> http://www.amazon.com/Names-Other-Dangers-Vernor-Vinge/dp/0671653636/ >>>> http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51MSe9G8gnL._AA160_.jpg >>>> >>>> image <http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51MSe9G8gnL._AA160_.jpg> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> <http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51MSe9G8gnL._AA160_.jpg> >>>> View on ecx.images-amazon.com >>>> <http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51MSe9G8gnL._AA160_.jpg> >>>> >>>> Preview by Yahoo >>>> >>>> >>>> truly, >>>> Julian >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Ol-discuss mailing list - Ol-discuss@archive.org >>>> http://mail.archive.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ol-discuss >>>> Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/ol-discuss@archive.org/ >>>> To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send email to >>>> ol-discuss-unsubscr...@archive.org >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Karen Coyle >>> kco...@kcoyle.net http://kcoyle.net >>> m: 1-510-435-8234 >>> skype: kcoylenet/+1-510-984-3600 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Ol-discuss mailing list - Ol-discuss@archive.org >>> http://mail.archive.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ol-discuss >>> Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/ol-discuss@archive.org/ >>> To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send email to >>> ol-discuss-unsubscr...@archive.org >> > > -- > Karen Coyle > kco...@kcoyle.net http://kcoyle.net > m: 1-510-435-8234 > skype: kcoylenet/+1-510-984-3600 > _______________________________________________ > Ol-discuss mailing list - Ol-discuss@archive.org > http://mail.archive.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ol-discuss > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/ol-discuss@archive.org/ > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send email to > ol-discuss-unsubscr...@archive.org
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