[bksvol-discuss] Re: Requesting Member Feedback: Series Titles

  • From: "EVAN REESE" <mentat3@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2008 18:41:48 -0500

Actually, you're right. I should have looked before I wrote that. It appears that from some looking around I just did on a few series I know about, that NLS doesn't put in the series information after the title at all. You have to click on the link to find out more about the book to see whether it is part of a series. We at Bookshare can, and do, do better than that.


Evan

----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy Rosenthal" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2008 6:33 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Requesting Member Feedback: Series Titles


There's a prob;em with that. A colon after a title indicates a subtitle. The series title should be in parentheses after the title. As for other punctuation, simply from a grammatical point of view,there usually is a comma after the series before the number of the place in the series, but I suppose it isn't necssary.

I'm reading these because I often find series titles *and* subtitles when I'm dong my books-added list, and I add them. I'll try to do what Allison does, but at the moment I'm bit confused--some of you want the number sign and some don't. Usually just copy what's on Amazon and B&N and paste it next to the book title before the author's name. I guess I won't worry about the forms all being the same. Variety is the spice of life, isn't it? smile

A book added to the collection yesterday is part of two series, apparently; Trickster (children's lit) is number 3 in both the Wild at Heart series and the Volunteer series, so I put both.

Cindy



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--- On Sat, 11/8/08, EVAN REESE <mentat3@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

From: EVAN REESE <mentat3@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Requesting Member Feedback: Series Titles
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Saturday, November 8, 2008, 12:57 PM
Yeah, that's the way NLS does it. They put a colon after
the book title and no parentheses around the series title,
so you can distinguish between the two that way.

Evan

----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Loran
Bailey" <rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2008 3:46 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Requesting Member Feedback:
Series Titles


> Parentheses are punctuation. I don't see why
additional punctuation
> would be necessary either if the parentheses are used,
but if the
> parentheses are not used then at least some kind of
other punctuation
> would be called for.
>
> On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 3:08 PM, EVAN REESE
<mentat3@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hmmmm, I don't see why you'd need some
kind of punctuation after the book
>> title if the series title is in parentheses.
>>
>> Evan
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob"
<rwiley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2008 12:51 PM
>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Requesting Member
Feedback: Series Titles
>>
>>
>>> I agree with Roger.
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger
Loran Bailey"
>>> <rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx>
>>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2008 11:38 AM
>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Requesting
Member Feedback: Series Titles
>>>
>>>
>>>> I vote for option B. I prefer the series
title in parentheses, but
>>>> whether parentheses are used or not some
kind of punctuation really
>>>> has to be there so we can tell when the
title ends and the series
>>>> title begins. Whether the number sign is
there or not does not matter
>>>> to me.
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 10:02 PM, Allison
Hilliker <hillikera@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi everyone,
>>>>>
>>>>> I'd like to learn which sort of
format you all most like to see series
>>>>> info written in.  As I input data for
all the pq books, I'm filling in a
>>>>> lot
>>>>> of series titles and book numbers.   I
usually do it a certain way, but
>>>>> I
>>>>> thought I would ask what everyone
prefers.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a couple of questions for you
all, and you may write me on or off
>>>>> list with your answers.
allisonh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>
>>>>> Keep in mind that I'm not looking
to set up any sort of Bookshare
>>>>> requirement for writing series titles.
 This is just for my own personal
>>>>> knowledge as I work on the pq books.
If someone already has a way they
>>>>> like
>>>>> to do it, he or she can definitely
still do so.
>>>>>
>>>>> QUESTIONS:
>>>>> 1. Which of the below do you like
best?
>>>>> a. Title (Series Name, then the word
series, #1).
>>>>> b. Title (Series name Book #1).
>>>>>
>>>>> 2. Do you prefer some punctuation
after the book title in order to
>>>>> separate
>>>>> it from the series info?
>>>>>
>>>>> 3. Do you like when the number sign
(#) is inserted before the book
>>>>> number?
>>>>>
>>>>> I imagine that I'll likely get a
lot of differing opinions, but I'll try
>>>>> to
>>>>> go with what's most popular.
Remember, this is just for the books whose
>>>>> titles I happen to edit, not something
that will apply to all titles.
>>>>>
>>>>> I look forward to your input.
>>>>>
>>>>> Best,
>>>>> Allison
>>>>>
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