Thread: Import and update author, title, and other metadata
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Old 07-08-2018, 05:49 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by BetterRed View Post
Did you browse the Import List thread. I seem to remember the matter of matching on ID (i.e. the integer calibre assigns, not the UUID) came up a while back, can't recall the outcome. Other possibilities are ISBN and or ASIN. I suggest you post something specific in the IL thread - that will get the attention of davidfor, who has taken over its maintenance.

But it's unlikely you'll find a one-slick-click-and-it's-done solution. Fixing messy libraries mostly gets done progressively, rather than in one fell swoop.
The Import List plugin does the matching on the author and title. Someone recently asked about matching on identifiers recently, but they meant the metadata source type identifiers. It is something I'll consider, but the plugin isn't something I use much. I have mainly been doing maintenance to make sure it keeps working. If someone does want to do something, I'll be happy to give advice.

@KnotHolme: Depending on the changes you are making, you might also want to look at the Quality Check plugin. It can find problems with metadata and fix them. As an example, it can find all books with authors in style "LN, FN" and change this to "FN LN". That plus the search and replace part of the Bulk metadata editor can clean up a lot of problems.
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