Incorrect Author

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Incorrect Author

1alsocass
Jun 1, 2021, 8:26 pm

Adding an older book to the library and the translator is listed as the author, with the author relegated down to "other author".

I have fixed this for my own catalogue, but is there a way to correct the original data (or is it untouchable, being pulled from Overcat)?

2lilithcat
Jun 1, 2021, 9:03 pm

There is.

Please tell us what the book is, and who should be listed as the author.

3alsocass
Jun 1, 2021, 9:54 pm

This is the book (in my catalogue). But I would like to know how to do it, so I can do it myself. Are their instructions anywhere?
The author is Herman Hesse, and the translator is Basil Creighton, but Basil is listed as author (not in my catalogue, I fixed it there, but in the Overcat information).

https://www.librarything.com/work/2136/book/201066432

4lilithcat
Jun 1, 2021, 10:15 pm

>3 alsocass:

Looks as though it's fixed now. In future, you can use the "other authors" section to correct the info. That will change the way it is displayed on LT, but it won't change Overcat. What Overcat does is to show you the listings from libraries that members have used as sources. So whatever the libraries used, that's what you'll see on the Add Books page.