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To ASK questions, however, please use <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.librarything.com/talk">Talk</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="#Favorite_authors"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Favorite authors</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="#How_do_I_add_authors_to_my_.22Favorite_authors.22_list.3F"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">How do I add authors to my "Favorite authors" list?</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#LibraryThing_Authors"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">LibraryThing Authors</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#Who_are_.22LibraryThing_Authors.22.3F"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Who are "LibraryThing Authors"?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#I.27m_an_author.21_How_do_I_get_that_shiny_yellow_button.3F"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">I'm an author! How do I get that shiny yellow button?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#I_am_interested_in_talking_to_an_author._Does_LibraryThing_have_contact_information_for_authors_on_the_site.3F"><span class="tocnumber">2.3</span> <span class="toctext">I am interested in talking to an author. Does LibraryThing have contact information for authors on the site?</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="#Author_combination.2Fseparation"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Author combination/separation</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#How_do_I_combine_two_author_names_that_are_actually_the_same_person.3F"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">How do I combine two author names that are actually the same person?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="#What_if_I_find_an_author_that_is_actually_two_people_who_share_the_same_name.3F"><span class="tocnumber">3.2</span> <span class="toctext">What if I find an author that is actually two people who share the same name?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="#How_do_I_combine_author_names_when_one_of_the_names_is_.27split.27_into_multiple_authors.3F"><span class="tocnumber">3.3</span> <span class="toctext">How do I combine author names when one of the names is 'split' into multiple authors?</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11"><a href="#Author_Pictures"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Author Pictures</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12"><a href="#How_do_I_upload_a_picture_of_an_author.3F"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">How do I upload a picture of an author?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-13"><a href="#What_are_the_rules_about_contributing_photos_to_LibraryThing.3F"><span class="tocnumber">4.2</span> <span class="toctext">What are the rules about contributing photos to LibraryThing?</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14"><a href="#Can_I_see_pictures_of_all_the_authors_in_my_catalog_together.3F"><span class="tocnumber">4.3</span> <span class="toctext">Can I see pictures of all the authors in my catalog together?</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Favorite_authors">Favorite authors</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="How_do_I_add_authors_to_my_.22Favorite_authors.22_list.3F">How do I add authors to my "Favorite authors" list?</span></h3> <p>To add an <a href="/index.php/Author" title="Author">author</a> to your favorite list, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.librarything.com/search">search</a> for the author, and then click the "add to your favorites link" in the Members section on the author's page. The results will show up on the author page and on your profile. </p><p>To remove an <a href="/index.php/Author" title="Author">author</a> from your favorite list, repeat the same steps. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="LibraryThing_Authors">LibraryThing Authors</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Who_are_.22LibraryThing_Authors.22.3F">Who are "LibraryThing Authors"?</span></h3> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:62px;"><a href="/index.php/File:Ltauthor_full.gif" class="image"><img alt="Ltauthor full.gif" src="/images/2/27/Ltauthor_full.gif" width="60" height="61" class="thumbimage" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"></div></div></div> <p><a href="/index.php/LibraryThing_Author" title="LibraryThing Author">LibraryThing Authors</a> are members who are also published authors. The LT Author program lets readers browse the personal library of their favorite authors, and lets authors connect their readers. See a <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.librarything.com/blog/2006/05/authors-who-librarything-its-myspace.php">blog post</a> about it, or visit the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.librarything.com/librarything_author">LibraryThing Author</a> page for more information. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="I.27m_an_author.21_How_do_I_get_that_shiny_yellow_button.3F">I'm an author! How do I get that shiny yellow button?</span></h3> <p>Find out <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.librarything.com/about/authors">here</a>. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="I_am_interested_in_talking_to_an_author._Does_LibraryThing_have_contact_information_for_authors_on_the_site.3F">I am interested in talking to an author. Does LibraryThing have contact information for authors on the site?</span></h3> <p>No. LibraryThing does not keep contact information for authors. If you want to contact an author, try finding an official website for that author or contact their publisher. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Author_combination.2Fseparation">Author combination/separation</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="How_do_I_combine_two_author_names_that_are_actually_the_same_person.3F">How do I combine two author names that are actually the same person?</span></h3> <p>Look for the "Also known as?" column on the author page. It will tell you which author names are included in that particular entry, and will suggest other author names to be combined. Because LibraryThing draws from so many different sources, it can't enforce a single name for a given author. Be careful combining names like "Anonymous", though, as it will make all anonymous works "belong" to your author as well. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="What_if_I_find_an_author_that_is_actually_two_people_who_share_the_same_name.3F">What if I find an author that is actually two people who share the same name?</span></h3> <p>If a number of works are by distinct, homonymous authors you can <a href="/index.php/Author_disambiguation" title="Author disambiguation">split the author</a>. This separates the various authors sharing a name by the books they've written. The option to split an author is in the green box on the right hand side of every author page. See <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.librarything.com/author/martinsteve">Steve Martin's author page</a> for an example. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="How_do_I_combine_author_names_when_one_of_the_names_is_.27split.27_into_multiple_authors.3F">How do I combine author names when one of the names is 'split' into multiple authors?</span></h3> <p>Check this Talk page where "author division aliasing" feature is presented: <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.librarything.com/topic/109411#2504693">http://www.librarything.com/topic/109411#2504693</a> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Author_Pictures">Author Pictures</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="How_do_I_upload_a_picture_of_an_author.3F">How do I upload a picture of an author?</span></h3> <p>Any LibraryThing member who is logged in may upload an author picture, by clicking the "add a picture" link on an author page. Note that these should be pictures <i>of the author</i>, not cover art. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="What_are_the_rules_about_contributing_photos_to_LibraryThing.3F">What are the rules about contributing photos to LibraryThing?</span></h3> <p>We take copyright seriously. See <a href="/index.php/Contributing_photos_to_LibraryThing" title="Contributing photos to LibraryThing">Contributing photos to LibraryThing</a>. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Can_I_see_pictures_of_all_the_authors_in_my_catalog_together.3F">Can I see pictures of all the authors in my catalog together?</span></h3> <p>Yes. 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