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message 1: by Moloch (new)

Moloch | 3975 comments I have a problem with the profile of an Italian translator, currently there are 2 profiles for the same person

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4814032.Tilde_Arcelli_Riva
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4704075.Tilde_Riva

and I would like to merge them to group all her works.

Her name is Tilde Arcelli, "Riva" is her husband's name. By a Google search, it seems that she never (or almost never) uses her own name (Tilde Arcelli), she is more known as Tilde Arcelli Riva and sometimes as Tilde Riva (just the married name).

The Italian National Library Service privileges the form "Tilde Riva"
http://opac.sbn.it/opacsbn/opaclib?db=solr_iccu&resultForward=opac/iccu/brief.jsp&from=1&nentries=10&searchForm=opac/iccu/error.jsp&do_cmd=search_show_cmd&item:5032:Nomi::@frase@=CFIV044203

Which one is to choose here?

Not Tilde Arcelli, I guess, that is never used although it's her "real" name.

Tilde Arcelli Riva, which is more complete? If so, the "sort by author" should be "Arcelli Riva, Tilde" or "Riva, Tilde Arcelli"?


☕ Lachgas ♿  (lachgas) | 9386 comments I think the more complete one should be chosen because people will find her then not matter what they search for
no idea for the sorting, sorry.


message 3: by lethe (new)

lethe | 16359 comments I'd say Riva, Tilde Arcelli. It is the most complete name of the two variants she uses. And international cataloguing rules say to use (sort on) the name she is best known under, which in both cases is Riva.


message 4: by Luella (last edited Jul 19, 2017 07:13PM) (new)

Luella | 25 comments How about someone who is a nutritionist?

Some books are published under Jennifer Koslo PhD RD CSSD, Jennifer Koslo RD, Jennifer Koslo PhD RD, Jennifer Koslo RD CSSD. There is also an older book listed for just plain Jennifer Koslo, Nutrition Now: Interactive Learning Guide, possibly the same person before the advanced degree.

Should these be combined or just have links on each that show as pen names kind of thing?


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message 6: by Luella (new)

Luella | 25 comments rivka wrote: "Re #4: Please see https://www.goodreads.com/help/show/6..."

Thank you! Must have missed that one in my quick look up.


message 7: by Hanna (last edited Jul 30, 2017 03:09AM) (new)

Hanna | 2 comments Have the same problem with this mangaka: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
who is the same as https://www.goodreads.com/author/show....
I tried to merge a duplicate volume on the first author profile (Kono Subarashii Sekai Ni Shukufuku Wo!/Gifting the Wonderful World with Explosions!) to the one on the original author profile but found that I couldn't.


message 8: by Paula (last edited Jul 30, 2017 03:14AM) (new)

Paula (paulaan) | 7014 comments Merged author profiles , I'll leave someone else to merge /combine appropriate editions


message 9: by Luny (new)

Luny (kizutsukeru) | 72 comments https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
and https://www.goodreads.com/author/show... are the same person. Dorotheé Bleker is the correct one.

Many thanks!


message 10: by Sandra (new)

Sandra | 31413 comments #9 done


message 11: by Amanda (new)

Amanda (amandaandherbooks) | 1 comments I have found a similar issue, I just saw a book listed for an author https://www.goodreads.com/author/show... but she already has a complete profile here: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...


message 12: by Sandra (new)

Sandra | 31413 comments #11 done


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