HelpThing:Work/Details
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The Details page provides more information about the work as a whole, as well as about your copy of the book.
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[edit] Work Details Tab
This is the place to find information about the work - which is an amalgamation of the individual books cataloged by LibraryThing Members.
[edit] Title
The consensus title - the one used by the majority of LibraryThing members.
[edit] Author
The consensus author. Links to the appropriate author page.
[edit] Owned by
A count of the number of LibraryThing members with this work in their catalog; clicking takes you to the work members page.
[edit] Reviews
The number of reviews that LibraryThing members have written about this work; clicking takes you to the work reviews page.
[edit] LC Classification
The consensus LC classification. Clicking "see all" expands the list on this page to show all variations and how frequently they are used.
[edit] Dewey
The consensus Dewey decimal number. Clicking "see all" expands the list on this page to show all variations and how frequently they are used.
[edit] Subjects
Library of Congress subject classifications. Clicking on a subject takes you to its subject page.
[edit] Original language
The original language of publication of a book. Clicking takes you to the relevant language page.
[edit] Title Translations
The original title of the work in its original language. LibraryThing is international, but is still heavily English-biased, so the "majority-use" title is frequently in English. Where available, this section also lists the title of the work in its various translations.
[edit] ISBNs
A list of all of the ISBNs of the various books that have been combined into the work.
[edit] Book Details Tab
This is the place to find information about your particular copy of the book. To edit any of this information, click on the small pencil icon 
. For more information on each of these fields, see the edit help page.
[edit] Author
Takes you to the author page.
[edit] Rating
Ratings are editable on the details page. Click once to get the number of stars, twice to change to a half-star, and three times to remove a star.
[edit] Tags
Clicking on a tag takes you to its tag page.
[edit] Subjects
Clicking on a subject will take you to the appropriate subject page
[edit] Citation
Links to Ottobib.com, which will generate a citation for the work in a variety of formats.