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1IgorMendesMohican
Editat: des. 16, 2021, 5:56 pm

somebody can explains what Alum means? LibraryThing Early Reviewers Alum ?

2lilithcat
des. 16, 2021, 6:05 pm

It's short for "alumnus". Although this generally means a graduate of an educational institution, it can also refer to someone who was formerly connected to an organization. So an ER Alum is an author whose book was formerly offered as part of the ER program.

3paradoxosalpha
Editat: des. 16, 2021, 6:06 pm

Alumnus, maybe? Someone who has previously had a book offered via LTER? (ninja'ed)

4MarthaJeanne
Editat: des. 16, 2021, 6:07 pm

As in:

LibraryThing Early Reviewers Alum

Remy Apepp's book Sand to Glass was available from LibraryThing Early Reviewers.

As the second line says, it means that the book was available from ER. It is a short form of alumnus, alumna, alumni, usually used for former students/graduates of a school or university.

This seen on both author and work pages.

5IgorMendesMohican
des. 16, 2021, 6:14 pm

>2 lilithcat: thanks lilithcat, you help me so much

6IgorMendesMohican
des. 16, 2021, 6:14 pm

>3 paradoxosalpha: thanks paradoxosalpha

7IgorMendesMohican
des. 16, 2021, 6:15 pm

>4 MarthaJeanne: thank you MarthaJeanne