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theducks · 09-07-2026, 11:29 AM

A date is NOT an author as it is a 1 off

(sample data only)
Analog 1996.06 title <-- the date is the way to make the title unique
Ben Bova (ed) Author

2026.06 is the series for sorting
Davis Publications Publisher

Other that having a solid plan, you can put almost anything in a field (by value type)
The Author and Title fields as a PAIR are required to be a unique combination
Bulk mode Search and replace of the metadata editor is a tool to manipulate EXISTING field contents (you can insert (concatenate) additional string data)

09-07-2026, 11:29 AM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,953 Karma: 65442322 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	A date is NOT an author as it is a 1 off (sample data only) Analog 1996.06 title <-- the date is the way to make the title unique Ben Bova (ed) Author 2026.06 is the series for sorting Davis Publications Publisher Other that having a solid plan, you can put almost anything in a field (by value type) The Author and Title fields as a PAIR are required to be a unique combination Bulk mode Search and replace of the metadata editor is a tool to manipulate EXISTING field contents (you can insert (concatenate) additional string data)