Short-Story Collection Mapper
Map duplicate and exclusive stories across collections and anthologies. Selected two-collection shared, only-left and only-right comparison using existing story identities.
The problem it solves
Short-Story Collection Mapper Short-Story Collection Mapper turns a supplied CSV inventory into a reviewable map of stories shared across collections and stories exclusive to one collection. It prefers explicit identifiers, otherwise groups conservatively by normalized author and title, and surfaces same-title collisions instead of silently merging them.
Who Short-Story Collection Mapper is for
- People who need a small, purpose-built utility instead of a broad platform.
- Users working with short stories, collections, anthologies who want the documented v1.1.1 behavior.
- People who prefer an open-source release with visible limitations, source, and license terms.
Intended result
Map duplicate and exclusive stories across collections and anthologies. Selected two-collection shared, only-left and only-right comparison using existing story identities.
This summary is reconciled from the current catalog and repository documentation.
Features in v1.1.1
Capabilities below come from the current project README and release documentation.
Short-Story Collection Mapper turns a supplied CSV inventory into a reviewable map of stories shared across collections and stories exclusive to one collection. It prefers explicit identifiers, otherwise groups conservatively by normalized author and title, and surfaces same-title collisions instead of silently merging them.
Verified examples
Screenshots are shown only when the current README references a local source image. Otherwise, repository example files are linked directly.
Verified release evidence
This project does not currently publish a screenshot or dedicated example folder. The current README, tests, changelog, tagged release, and source repository remain the verified examples of its behavior.
Platforms and implementation
The public release claims only the cataloged platforms and technologies.
Supported platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Built with
- Python
Changelog
Release notes from the canonical v1.1.1 source tag.
- Correct release wording and the original publication date; update installation references. Feature behavior is unchanged.
- Compare two selected collections using the existing story identities.
- Added CSV inventory ingestion with optional authors and identifiers.
- Added shared, exclusive, and possible-collision classifications.
- Added Markdown and JSON exports.
Quick start
The shortest documented path into the current release.
Before running these source commands, download the v1.1.1 source archive, extract it, and open a terminal in the extracted project folder containing README.md. Follow the tagged README for required runtimes and any platform-specific setup.
Create stories.csv:
collection,title,author,identifier
Collected Tales,The Door,A. Writer,
Best of the Year,The Door,A. Writer,
Collected Tales,Only Here,A. Writer,Then run:
python -m pip install "short-story-collection-mapper @ https://github.com/loganpendragonmultiverse/short-story-collection-mapper/releases/download/v1.1.1/short_story_collection_mapper-1.1.1-py3-none-any.whl"
story-collection-map stories.csv --markdown map.md --json map.jsonCurrent limitations
These boundaries are part of the product and prevent the page from implying unverified capability.
The tool is local and never queries ISBN, ISFDB, publisher, or author databases. It cannot prove that retitled, translated, revised, or abridged stories are equivalent. Possible collisions require human review. Reports reproduce supplied bibliographic data, so review them before sharing.
Privacy and licensing
Review the actual data boundary before using a tool with sensitive inputs.
Privacy and safety
The tool is local and never queries ISBN, ISFDB, publisher, or author databases. It cannot prove that retitled, translated, revised, or abridged stories are equivalent. Possible collisions require human review. Reports reproduce supplied bibliographic data, so review them before sharing.
License and release
Short-Story Collection Mapper is published under MIT. The current cataloged release is v1.1.1, published 2026-10-16.
Related projects
Related projects are selected deterministically from shared catalog tags, category, and implementation technologies—not popularity or paid placement.
Short-Story Collection Mapper v1.1.1
Use the tagged release for downloads and release notes. Use the repository for source, issues, contribution guidance, security reporting, and complete documentation.
Page source: current Forge catalog plus README and CHANGELOG from the canonical GitHub release tag. Fingerprint: 312a11db28eb0454.