User talk:AndrewMcD

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Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank
Thank you for updating our records about this publication. I have approved your edit, but made some further changes to match the ISFDB's data entry conventions.


 * The code for a hardcover (hardback) book is hc. The code for a trade (large-size) paperback book is tp. The code for a standard (mass-market) paperback book is pb. See Help:Screen:EditPub for the full list of standard codes.
 * We do not put the Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN) -- formerly known as the Library of Congress Catalog Number or the Library of Congress Card Number -- into the "ISBN / Catalog #" field. This is reserved for a publisher's catalog number, or the ISBN on books recent enough (roughly after 1970) to have one. An LCCN is placed in the notes field. See Help:Screen:EditPub and Help:Screen:EditPub for more detail. It is possible, but in no way required, to record an LCCN with a link to the online Library of Congress record. I have done this for this publication. See Help:How to create a link to a US Library of Congress (Loc) record for details.

The edited publication record, with your changes and my adjustments, may be found.

Again, thank you for your contribution. The ISFDB is a rather complex system that has grown up over a period of years. I apologize that our interface and help pages are not as clear and complete as we would like. -DES Talk 21:26, 7 October 2009 (UTC)