Step 4 · Verify
Review possible duplicates
Compare incoming books with local, queued, and LitVox records before they move to publication.
Showing actionable decisions from LitVox index version 2.
Enforcing
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Idylls of the King
Alfred Tennyson
upload · 483
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Local library
Idylls of the King
Baron Alfred Tennyson Tennyson
Local book #5095
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Possible Duplicate
83% confidence
llm:qwen3.5:9b
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The records represent the same work ('Idylls of the King') by the same author (Alfred Tennyson), but they are distinct metadata records due to differences in author name formatting ('Alfred Tennyson' vs 'Baron Alfred Tennyson Tennyson'), source identifiers (Global Grey vs Project Gutenberg ID 610), and descriptions. According to the policy, these should be treated as distinct records despite referring to the same underlying book.
Title 100%
Author 83%
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Review evidence |
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The Blue Castle
Lucy Maud Montgomery
upload · 467
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LitVox public library
The Blue Castle: a novel
L. M. Montgomery
LitVox ID 1103
· 175484d51609
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Possible Duplicate
85% confidence
llm:qwen3.5:9b
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The records represent the same literary work (The Blue Castle by Lucy Maud Montgomery) but are distinct metadata entries due to differences in author name formatting ('Lucy Maud Montgomery' vs 'L. M. Montgomery'), title suffixes ('a novel'), and source identifiers. According to the policy, these should be treated as distinct records representing the same work.
Title 81%
Author 83%
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Review evidence |
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The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Volume 2
Richard Francis Burton
upload · 447
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Local library
Supplemental Nights to the Book of the Thousand and One Nights — Volume 2 (of 6)
1675 downloads
Local book #5704
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Possible Duplicate
61% confidence
deterministic ambiguous
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A plausible metadata match requires manual review.
Title 83%
Author 22%
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Review evidence |
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A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson
Mary Rowlandson
upload · 266
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LitVox public library
Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson
Mary White Rowlandson
LitVox ID 1262
· b97b7401413e
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Possible Duplicate
85% confidence
llm:qwen3.5:9b
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The titles refer to the same work by Mary Rowlandson. However, the 'possible_match' record lists the author as 'Mary White Rowlandson', which is a distinct name from 'Mary Rowlandson'. While 'White' may be a middle name or part of a full name not consistently used in historical records, strict metadata matching treats different normalized author names as potential conflicts unless explicitly linked. The policy states that adaptations and materially different editions are distinct; while this is likely the same text, the author name discrepancy suggests they might represent different cataloging entries for potentially different editions or simply inconsistent data. Given the instruction to not invent identifiers and the strict author name difference in normalized form ('mary rowlandson' vs 'mary white rowlandson'), they are treated as distinct records in this context.
Title 100%
Author 83%
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Review evidence |
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The Sun Also Rises
Ernest Hemingway
upload · 212
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LitVox public library
The Sun Also Rises
Ernest Miller Hemingway
LitVox ID 304
· f906037e0dd7
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Possible Duplicate
83% confidence
llm:qwen3.5:9b
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The records represent the same literary work ('The Sun Also Rises') by Ernest Hemingway. The primary difference is in the author's full name: 'Ernest Hemingway' vs 'Ernest Miller Hemingway'. Since 'Miller' was his middle name, this is a variant representation of the same author. However, the metadata records differ significantly in completeness (one has a detailed description and source URL, the other does not) and potentially represent different catalog entries or editions within a library system. Given the policy that distinct volumes/editions are separate, and without explicit confirmation these are the exact same physical/digital file, they are treated as distinct records for the same work.
Title 100%
Author 83%
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Review evidence |
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The Entire Original Maupassant Short Stories
Guy De Maupassant
upload · 187
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Local library
Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant
Guy De Maupassant
Local book #2947
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Possible Duplicate
85% confidence
llm:qwen3.5:9b
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The records represent the same author (Guy de Maupassant) and likely the same underlying work (his short stories), but they are distinct editions/volumes with different titles ('The Entire Original...' vs 'Complete Original...'), different descriptions, and different source URLs. The policy states that different volumes and materially different editions are distinct.
Title 80%
Author 100%
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Review evidence |
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The Mysteries of Udolpho
Ann Radcliffe
upload · 155
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LitVox public library
The Mysteries of Udolpho
Ann Ward Radcliffe
LitVox ID 1119
· 471f950cc2da
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Possible Duplicate
84% confidence
llm:qwen3.5:9b
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The titles and core content (The Mysteries of Udolpho) are identical, but the author names differ ('Ann Radcliffe' vs 'ann ward radcliffe'). The score for 'author' is 84, indicating a partial match likely due to a middle name discrepancy or data entry error in one record. According to the policy, these represent the same work but distinct metadata records due to the author name variation.
Title 100%
Author 84%
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Review evidence |