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If you can add or edit it, go ahead. We also have a <a href="/index.php/HelpThing_Style_Guide" title="HelpThing Style Guide">HelpThing Style Guide</a>. </p> <div id="toc" class="toc"><div id="toctitle" class="toctitle"><h2>Contents</h2></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Overview"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Overview</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#What_is_a_series.3F_What_isn.27t.3F"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">What is a series? What isn't?</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#Publisher_Series"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Publisher Series</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Main_Series_Page"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Main Series Page</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#Series_Name"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Series Name</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-6"><a href="#Original_Name"><span class="tocnumber">3.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Original Name</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-7"><a href="#Other_Names"><span class="tocnumber">3.1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Other Names</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#Series_Author"><span class="tocnumber">3.2</span> <span class="toctext">Series Author</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="#Stats_Bar"><span class="tocnumber">3.3</span> <span class="toctext">Stats Bar</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="#Covers"><span class="tocnumber">3.4</span> <span class="toctext">Covers</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="#Works"><span class="tocnumber">3.5</span> <span class="toctext">Works</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-12"><a href="#Groups"><span class="tocnumber">3.5.1</span> <span class="toctext">Groups</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-4 tocsection-13"><a href="#Core"><span class="tocnumber">3.5.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Core</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-4 tocsection-14"><a href="#Collections_and_Selections"><span class="tocnumber">3.5.1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Collections and Selections</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-4 tocsection-15"><a href="#Custom_Groups"><span class="tocnumber">3.5.1.3</span> <span class="toctext">Custom Groups</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-16"><a href="#Descriptions"><span class="tocnumber">3.6</span> <span class="toctext">Descriptions</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-17"><a href="#Tags"><span class="tocnumber">3.7</span> <span class="toctext">Tags</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-18"><a href="#Top_Members"><span class="tocnumber">3.8</span> <span class="toctext">Top Members</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-19"><a href="#Series_Sidebar"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Series Sidebar</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-20"><a href="#Edit_Series"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">Edit Series</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-21"><a href="#Basic_Settings"><span class="tocnumber">4.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Basic Settings</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-22"><a href="#Add_to.2FOrganize_Series"><span class="tocnumber">4.1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Add to/Organize Series</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-23"><a href="#Sort_Groups"><span class="tocnumber">4.1.3</span> <span class="toctext">Sort Groups</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-24"><a href="#Series_Names"><span class="tocnumber">4.1.4</span> <span class="toctext">Series Names</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-25"><a href="#Related_Series"><span class="tocnumber">4.2</span> <span class="toctext">Related Series</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-26"><a href="#Common_Knowledge"><span class="tocnumber">4.3</span> <span class="toctext">Common Knowledge</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-27"><a href="#Helpers"><span class="tocnumber">4.4</span> <span class="toctext">Helpers</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-28"><a href="#Advanced_Options"><span class="tocnumber">4.5</span> <span class="toctext">Advanced Options</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-29"><a href="#Creating_and_adding_to_a_series"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Creating and adding to a series</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-30"><a href="#Creating_a_series"><span class="tocnumber">5.1</span> <span class="toctext">Creating a series</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-31"><a href="#Naming_a_series"><span class="tocnumber">5.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Naming a series</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-32"><a href="#Adding_works"><span class="tocnumber">5.2</span> <span class="toctext">Adding works</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-33"><a href="#Best_Practices"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Best Practices</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <p><br /> </p> <p> <b>Translations via Google</b><br /> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.librarything.com%2Fwiki%2Findex.php%2FHelpThing%3AProfile&sl=en&tl=fr">Fran莽ais</a><br /> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.librarything.com%2Fwiki%2Findex.php%2FHelpThing%3AProfile&sl=en&tl=nl">Nederlands</a><br /> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.librarything.com%2Fwiki%2Findex.php%2FHelpThing%3AProfile&sl=en&tl=de">Deutsch</a><br /> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.librarything.com%2Fwiki%2Findex.php%2FHelpThing%3AProfile&sl=en&tl=it">Italiano</a><br /> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.librarything.com%2Fwiki%2Findex.php%2FHelpThing%3AProfile&sl=en&tl=el">螘位位畏谓喂魏维</a><br /> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.librarything.com%2Fwiki%2Findex.php%2FHelpThing%3AProfile&sl=en&tl=fi">suomeksi</a> </p> </div> </div> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="Overview">Overview</span></h1> <p>The Series page shows books belonging to a series, and the series order. Occasionally books may belong to more than one series. </p><p>In June 2020 a major revamp of LT series was introduced. Series are no longer part of Common Knowledge and their CK field has been removed. Series (sometimes called "new series" to contrast with the older version) are now part of the work relationships module; they can be edited from either a work page or from the series page. </p><p>Series pages contain global data shared by all members on the site. (Translation: when you make edits to a series page, you're making edits for everyone.) </p><p>See <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://blog.librarything.com/main/2020/06/series-gets-a-revamp/">the blog post</a> for more details. </p> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="What_is_a_series.3F_What_isn.27t.3F">What is a series? What isn't?</span></h1> <p><i>Also see the <a href="/index.php/Series" title="Series">Series</a> FAQ page.</i> </p><p>Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such (see <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_series">Wikipedia: Book series</a>). Like many concepts in the book world, "series" is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. A good rule of thumb is that series have a conventional name and are intentional creations, on the part of the author or publisher. Do not create mere "lists" of works possessing an arbitrary shared characteristic, such as relating to a particular place - the <a href="/index.php/Lists" title="Lists">Lists</a> beta feature can be used for these. Avoid series that cross authors, unless the authors were or became aware of the series identification, as in <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.librarything.com/nseries/60/Wheel-of-Time">Wheel of Time</a> or the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.librarything.com/nseries/26246/Gods-and-Monsters">Gods and Monsters</a> shared universe series; so don't, for example, lump Jane Austen's works with her continuators - the work relationship "Is a (non-series) sequel to" instead can be appropriate for cases like this, see <a href="/index.php/HelpThing:Work/Relationships" title="HelpThing:Work/Relationships">HelpThing:Work/Relationships</a>. </p><p>Works can belong to more than one Series and they can belong to more than one Publisher Series. In some cases, as with <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.librarything.com/nseries/37/">Chronicles of Narnia</a>, disagreements about order necessitate the creation of <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.librarything.com/nseries/30/">more than one series</a>. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Publisher_Series">Publisher Series</span></h2> <p>LT distinguishes between a "regular" Series - a series of <i>works</i>, and a Publisher Series - a series of <i>editions</i>. </p><p>A "regular" Series is defined by one of the following: all works are written by the same author, and/or all works are set in the same "world", and/or all works have the same set of characters. Books of this nature tend to be numbered, and are typically meant to be read in a specific order (exceptions exist with such Series as The Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, etc.). A work being in a "regular" Series means every edition of that work is in the series. </p><p>The defining characteristic of a <b>Publisher Series</b> is that the books have been marketed together by the publisher, like <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.librarything.com/nseries/256071/Penguin-Modern-Classics">Penguin Modern Classics</a>. Different editions of the same work can be in different Publisher Series. Any Publisher Series that a work has been linked to will display on the <a href="/index.php/HelpThing:Work" title="HelpThing:Work">work page</a>. </p><p>A Publisher Series may be republications of older works or they may be entirely new works that have never been published before. Sometimes a Publisher Series consists of both older and newer works. Other examples of Publishers Series include: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.librarything.com/nseries/2516">Reader's Digest Condensed Books</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.librarything.com/nseries/256393">Loeb Classical Library</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.librarything.com/nseries/256295">Hesperus Classics</a>, and Oxford's <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.librarything.com/nseries/1391">"A Very Short Introduction"</a> series. Publishers Series are common in academia and include both fiction and non-fiction works. Some Publishers Series include numbers, some do not. </p><p>If the publisher has a true monopoly over the works in question, as in the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.librarything.com/nseries/622/For-Dummies">For Dummies series</a>, then this makes it a "regular" Series. </p> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="Main_Series_Page">Main Series Page</span></h1> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Series_Name">Series Name</span></h2> <p>At the top of the page is the name of the series. The name is displayed in the language of the site being viewed if a name has been added in that language, otherwise it will show the name in the original language of the series. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Original_Name">Original Name</span></h3> <p>There may be a line beneath the series name displaying the name of the series in its original language. This will only show if viewing LT in a language which differs from the series' original language. See <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.librarything.de/nseries/12470/Kriminalkommissar-Gereon-Rath">Kriminalkommissar Gereon Rath</a> on librarything.de versus <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.librarything.com/nseries/12470/Kriminalkommissar-Gereon-Rath">the same series on librarything.com</a>. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Other_Names">Other Names</span></h3> <p>Series are sometimes known by more than one name. All variants and translations are found in the Other Names section, which is found immediately above the tag cloud. See <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.librarything.com/nseries/1136/The-Witcher">The Witcher</a>. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Series_Author">Series Author</span></h2> <p>This is the author of the series. In some cases there may be more than one name listed. See <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.librarything.com/nseries/5537/Space-merchants">Space merchants</a>. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Stats_Bar">Stats Bar</span></h2> <p>This gives statistical information about the series: how many works it contains, its site-wide popularity, how many books are catalogued, the total number of reviews for all the works in the series, and the average rating. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Covers">Covers</span></h2> <p>Covers are only displayed for works in the Core group. If there are more covers than can be displayed in one line, there will be options to either click on to the next line or show all covers. See <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.librarything.com/nseries/3055/Lucifer">Lucifer</a>. </p><p>If you have catalogued any books in the series, there will be a checkmark on the covers of the works catalogued and a link saying how many are in your library immediately below the cover display. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Works">Works</span></h2> <p>A list of the works included in the series. Work titles and author names are links; clicking on the title will take you to the work page, while selecting the author name will take you to the author page. </p> <dl><dd>Books you have catalogued will display a colored checkmark, according to the collection they are in.</dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd><a href="/index.php/File:PurpleCheck.png" class="image"><img alt="PurpleCheck.png" src="/images/c/c5/PurpleCheck.png" width="15" height="15" /></a> <b><a href="/index.php/Wishlist" title="Wishlist">Wishlist</a></b> - displays purple checkmark </dd> <dd><a href="/index.php/File:BlueCheck.png" class="image"><img alt="BlueCheck.png" src="/images/7/78/BlueCheck.png" width="15" height="15" /></a> <b><a href="/index.php?title=HelpThing:Read_but_Unowned&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HelpThing:Read but Unowned (page does not exist)">Read but Unowned</a></b> - displays blue checkmark</dd> <dd><a href="/index.php/File:GreenCheck.png" class="image"><img alt="GreenCheck.png" src="/images/6/66/GreenCheck.png" width="15" height="15" /></a> <b><a href="/index.php/Your_library_and_your_books" title="Your library and your books">Your Library</a></b> - displays green checkmark</dd> <dd><a href="/index.php/File:GreyCheck.png" class="image"><img alt="GreyCheck.png" src="/images/c/cb/GreyCheck.png" width="15" height="15" /></a> <b>any other collection</b> - displays gray checkmark</dd></dl></dd></dl> <dl><dd>Only one checkmark will be displayed, so if a book qualifies for more than one checkmark LT will display the color that is nearer to the top of the list above.</dd></dl> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Groups">Groups</span></h3> <p>One of the major changes of the series revamp is the ability to sort works into groups. There are two existing options for groups, Core and Collections and Selections, and there is an option to add custom groups. Works may not belong to more than one group. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Core">Core</span></h4> <p>Core is the default group when adding works. It is also the only group for which covers are displayed. What belongs in Core will vary by series. </p><p>Series using only Core: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.librarything.com/nseries/18232/Aviary-Hall">Aviary Hall</a> </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Collections_and_Selections">Collections and Selections</span></h4> <p>What, if anything, belongs in the Collections and Selections group will vary by series. </p><p>Series using Collections and Selections: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.librarything.com/nseries/2959/The-Sea-of-Fertility">The Sea of Fertility</a> </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Custom_Groups">Custom Groups</span></h4> <p>There is an option to create custom groups if needed. Group names can be changed from the Sort Groups page. </p><p>Series using custom groups: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.librarything.com/nseries/1430/Preacher">Preacher</a> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Descriptions">Descriptions</span></h2> <p>The description section is located immediately below the list of works. Any descriptions of the series and technical/disambiguation notices are found there. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tags">Tags</span></h2> <p>The tag cloud displays the most commonly used tags for works in the series. There is a button to display the tags with the number of times they've been used. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Top_Members">Top Members</span></h2> <p>A cloud showing the members who have the most works in a series, with the number they have. </p> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="Series_Sidebar">Series Sidebar</span></h1> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Edit_Series">Edit Series</span></h2> <p>Once a series is created, all editing is done through the options under the Edit Series menu. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Basic_Settings">Basic Settings</span></h3> <p>This sub-menu gives options for setting: </p> <ul><li>Series type (regular series or publisher)</li> <li>Default sort order (by title, publication, custom, etc.)</li> <li>Custom order label (if using a custom order)</li> <li>Original language of the series</li></ul> <p>Remember to hit save series when making changes. </p><p>This is also the place for deleting a series. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Add_to.2FOrganize_Series">Add to/Organize Series</span></h3> <p>This sub-menu gives options for: </p> <ul><li>Adding works</li> <li>Deleting works</li> <li>Creating and assigning works to groups</li> <li>Adding and editing order labels</li> <li>Ordering works--Works can only be reordered using drag and drop if using a custom sort order.</li></ul> <p>Don't forget to hit save after making changes. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Sort_Groups">Sort Groups</span></h3> <p>Drag and drop groups to change the order in which they'll appear on the main page. </p><p>Custom group names can be edited by clicking the pencil icon. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Series_Names">Series Names</span></h3> <p>The place for adding and editing series names. Remember to set the correct language when adding a name. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Related_Series">Related Series</span></h2> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Common_Knowledge">Common Knowledge</span></h2> <p>Some CK information from the works in the series is displayed in the sidebar: Awards and honors, People/Characters, Important places, and Important events. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Helpers">Helpers</span></h2> <p>The Helpers section shows which members have made edits to the series, with the number of edits they have made. It is divided into two sections: "New Series," for edits made on the new system, and "Common Knowledge Series," for edits made under the old CK series system. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Advanced_Options">Advanced Options</span></h2> <p>This section contains a link to the old Common Knowledge series page. The old series cannot be edited, except, for some reason, the links section. </p><p>Known bug: an empty old series is generated when a new series is created. </p> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="Creating_and_adding_to_a_series">Creating and adding to a series</span></h1> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Creating_a_series">Creating a series</span></h2> <p>To create a series, click "Add/edit" in the Series and work relationships module on the work page, click "Add/edit" and select the "Create New Series" button, which leads to the New Series page; once there, enter a title, select the series type, the sort order, the order label if applicable, and the original language of the series, then click the "Create Series" button at the bottom of the page. After the series has been created, the edit series page appears and the work you started from will have been added; more works can be added to the series by clicking the "Add a work" button. <b>Be sure to hit save when you are finished.</b> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Naming_a_series">Naming a series</span></h3> <p>Do not use ampersand (&) or stroke (/) in the series name; using either will cause problems when searching for the series. </p><p>Do not use brackets ([ ]) in the series name, as they can interfere with <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wiki.librarything.com/index.php/Touchstones">touchstones</a>. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Adding_works">Adding works</span></h2> <p>Works can be added to an existing series from a work page via the Series and work relationships module or from the series page itself, by selecting the Add to/Organize Series option under the Edit Series menu. </p> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="Best_Practices">Best Practices</span></h1> <p>There is an ongoing discussion on the best way to organize series using the new system. 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