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Select those who should be added to the author fields:

A: A cover artist who did no interior artwork.
B: An editor of a novel.
C: A proofreader.
D: An editor of an anthology.
E: All of the above.
F: None of the above.

Joyous News has a 285-page hardcover, a 292-page paperback, and an audiobook that is 279 minutes long. What should you list for
the audiobook's page count?
A: 279 minutes is 4 hours and 39 minutes. So the page count should be listed as 5 (the number of hours, rounded up).
B: 285 pages, just like the hardcover, which has been shelved by the most users.
C: 292 pages: Use the length of the longest print edition.
D: None of the above. No page count should be listed for an audiobook.

Which of the following statements is true when it comes to setting the format of a book?
A: Audiobooks with ASINs are to be listed as Audible Audio editions.
B: Kindle editions with ISBN numbers should be listed as ebooks.
C: Ebooks with pseudo-ISBNs that begin with "294" should be listed as Nook editions.
D: Ebooks with ASINs are to be listed as Kindle editions.
E: All of the above

In which situation is it correct to use the ACE tool (the 'Add an Alternate Cover Edition' link)?
A: When you want to remove the cover art of an existing edition.
B: When adding a new cover version of a book, but its ISBN / ASIN is associated with a previously published version on Goodreads.
C: When adding a new cover version even though its ISBN / ASIN can't be found on Goodreads.
D: When you want to update the description text of an existing edition.

Which of the following are not included in the author field?

A: editors of anthologies
B: cover artists
C: the person who wrote the foreword
D: co-authors

Which of the following can be used as a reliable source for page numbering when a book is missing the page count?
A: WorldCat
B: Publisher Websites
C: Amazon
D: WorldCat is best for print books; Amazon or the publisher for ebooks.
E: All of the above

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F: None of the above

If you come across a record that is not a book but has an ISBN you do the following:

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A: Delete the record

B: Change the author to NOT A BOOK
C: Set the book status to “Invalid” on the edit book page
D: Remove all the book data on the edit book page, including the author and title, and save

Who can add/edit series pages?

A: Goodreads Staff and Goodreads Librarians
B: Goodreads Staff and Goodreads Authors
C: only Goodreads Authors
D: only Goodreads Staff
E: only Goodreads Librarians

Which of the following title field entries is correct for a book titled Good Book that is the 5th book in the series Great Reads (all
novel-length)?
A: Great Reads #5: Good Book
B: Good Book (Great Reads, Book 5)
C: Good Book (Great Reads #5)
D: Good Book: Great Reads #5

You have in your hands a book with the same ISBN as a book already on Goodreads, but it has a different cover. Your cover is also
shown for that ISBN on Amazon. Which of the following should you do?
A: Delete the current cover and upload one that matches your copy, taken from Amazon.
B: Delete the current cover and upload one that matches your copy, taken from any website.
C: Using the Add an Alternate Cover Edition link, create a new edition with your cover.
D: Using the Add a New Edition link, create a new edition with your cover. Then move the ISBN from the older edition to your newly-created edition.

How should the name "Annejet van der Zijl" be sorted in the shelf display field?

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A: annejet van der, zijl

B: Zijl, Annejet van der
C: Annejet van der, Zijl
D: zijl, annejet van der

What material can be included in the total page count for the number of pages of a book?
A: End material like: acknowledgments, afterwords, appendices, bibliographies, glossaries, indexes, notes, and suggested discussion questions
B: Introductory material paged using roman numerals
C: Advertisements and preview chapters for other books
D: All of the above
E: None of the above

When a book is out of print you can:

A: Delete the book
B: Remove all the information from the record
C: Replace the description with a note informing members the book is out of print.
D: Add a discreet note to the top of the description.
E: A or B
F: C or D

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Which of the following is true about entering awards in the award field?

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A: Awards are case sensitive.

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B: Awards have to match exactly. If you enter the Gold Star Award, when other entries are Gold Star Awards, they won't display together.
C: To get the date and the award category you have to enter the awards in two stages.
D: All of the above.

A publisher has released 10 books, all with the common theme "Pocket-Sized Shapeshifters", which they are marketing as a series.
None of the books share characters. You should:
A: Create a series page. After all, the publisher calls it a series, and they would know.
B: Check Amazon. If Amazon considers it a series, then it should be a series on Goodreads too.
C: Check the authors' websites. If they consider it a series, then it should be a series on Goodreads too.
D: Not create a series page. A common theme is insufficient to be a series on Goodreads.

An author's name on the "name" field of their author profile page may be:
A: Only in English or another Roman-alphabet language.
B: Listed in every language they publish under, separated by /s.
C: Listed in every language they publish under, separated by ,s.
D: In any language they publish under, but just one language/name per profile.

Who can merge two author profiles when one is a claimed Goodreads Author profile?
A: All librarians and Goodreads staff
B: An author that has claimed their own author page, all librarians, and Goodreads staff
C: Only Goodreads staff
D: Only superlibrarians and Goodreads staff

Which of the following people have the ability to add a book or edition to the Goodreads database that has not previously been
added?

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A: the author of the book

B: Goodreads Librarians
C: A and B
D: Any Goodreads user with a verified email address and an account at least 7 days old.

Which of the following people have the ability to use the Add an Alternate Cover Edition link?
A: An author that has claimed their own author page
B: Goodreads Librarians
C: An author that has claimed their own author page, Goodreads Librarians, and Goodreads staff
D: Only superlibrarians and Goodreads staff
E: A and B
F: Any Goodreads user with a verified email address and an account at least 7 days old.

When adding a book to an existing series, you:

A: Add it to the title field; it will automatically be added to the series page
B: Add it from the book page
C: Add it from the series page
D: A or C
E: B or C

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