Thread: Evolution request: accept/reject updated metadata
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Old 01-23-2020, 11:08 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by Patrick Derwael View Post
The typical example is the author name: I have normalised them to "first_name last_name" (which is the normal use in French)
When downloading metadata, most of the time this field comes as "last_name, first_name"
I have had countless books subrepticely been "moved" to an incorrect author name
What metadata sources are you using that set the author name as "last_name, first_name". None of the ones I use do. They set the author as "first_name last_name". The author sort is set to "last_name, first_name", but that is separate.

Also, instead of editing the metadata and downloading from there, try the bulk-metadata download. That is done by right-clicking the edit metadata icon and choosing the metadata download option. Follow the prompts and eventually you will see a side-by-side comparison of the current metadata and the downloaded. You can choose which bits to use.
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