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Policies & Practices > Should we remove "A Memoir" from titles?

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message 1: by Ashley (last edited Sep 06, 2020 05:51PM) (new)

Ashley (ashleybookly) | 979 comments Hi librarians!

I know we remove the "A Novel" subtitle but should we also remove "A Memoir" ?

e.g. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
ISBN: 1529384486

Thanks!


message 2: by Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂ (last edited Sep 06, 2020 06:28PM) (new)

Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂  | 2302 comments Ashley wrote: "Hi librarians!

I know we remove the "A Novel" subtitle but should we also remove "A Memoir" ?

e.g. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
ISBN: 1529384486
Thanks!"

I thought we did (also "a biography" although I don't recall ever seeing that) but just checked & it isn't stated in the manual.


message 3: by Suzi (new)

Suzi | 8661 comments Ashley wrote: "Hi librarians!

I know we remove the "A Novel" subtitle but should we also remove "A Memoir" ?

e.g. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
ISBN: 1529384486

Thanks!"


I do


Elizabeth (Alaska) Yes, I think all such generic "subtitles" are to be removed.


message 5: by Ashley (new)

Ashley (ashleybookly) | 979 comments Perfect! Thanks everyone for your input :)


message 6: by rivka, Former Moderator (new)

rivka | 45177 comments Mod
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Yes, I think all such generic "subtitles" are to be removed."

In general, yes.


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