diff --git a/fedireads/connectors/abstract_connector.py b/fedireads/connectors/abstract_connector.py
index 644271177..029d90f82 100644
--- a/fedireads/connectors/abstract_connector.py
+++ b/fedireads/connectors/abstract_connector.py
@@ -17,26 +17,24 @@ class AbstractConnector(ABC):
         info = models.Connector.objects.get(identifier=identifier)
         self.connector = info
 
-        self.book_mappings = {}
-        self.key_mappings = {
-            'isbn_13': ('isbn_13', None),
-            'isbn_10': ('isbn_10', None),
-            'oclc_numbers': ('oclc_number', None),
-            'lccn': ('lccn', None),
-        }
+        self.key_mappings = []
 
-        fields = [
+        # fields we want to look for in book data to copy over
+        # title we handle separately.
+        self.book_mappings = []
+
+        # the things in the connector model to copy over
+        self_fields = [
             'base_url',
             'books_url',
             'covers_url',
             'search_url',
-            'key_name',
             'max_query_count',
             'name',
             'identifier',
             'local'
         ]
-        for field in fields:
+        for field in self_fields:
             setattr(self, field, getattr(info, field))
 
 
@@ -85,7 +83,7 @@ class AbstractConnector(ABC):
         if self.is_work_data(data):
             work_data = data
             # if we requested a work and there's already an edition, we're set
-            work = self.match_from_mappings(work_data)
+            work = self.match_from_mappings(work_data, models.Work)
             if work and work.default_edition:
                 return work.default_edition
 
@@ -98,7 +96,7 @@ class AbstractConnector(ABC):
                 edition_data = data
         else:
             edition_data = data
-            edition = self.match_from_mappings(edition_data)
+            edition = self.match_from_mappings(edition_data, models.Edition)
             # no need to figure out about the work if we already know about it
             if edition and edition.parent_work:
                 return edition
@@ -181,35 +179,25 @@ class AbstractConnector(ABC):
         return book
 
 
-    def match_from_mappings(self, data):
+    def match_from_mappings(self, data, model):
         ''' try to find existing copies of this book using various keys '''
-        keys = [
-            ('openlibrary_key', models.Book),
-            ('librarything_key', models.Book),
-            ('goodreads_key', models.Book),
-            ('lccn', models.Work),
-            ('isbn_10', models.Edition),
-            ('isbn_13', models.Edition),
-            ('oclc_number', models.Edition),
-            ('asin', models.Edition),
-        ]
-        noop = lambda x: x
-        for key, model in keys:
-            formatter = None
-            if key in self.key_mappings:
-                key, formatter = self.key_mappings[key]
-            if not formatter:
-                formatter = noop
-
-            value = data.get(key)
+        relevent_mappings = [m for m in self.key_mappings if \
+                m.model and model == m.model]
+        for mapping in relevent_mappings:
+            # check if this field is present in the data
+            value = data.get(mapping.remote_field)
             if not value:
                 continue
-            value = formatter(value)
 
-            match = model.objects.select_subclasses().filter(
-                **{key: value}).first()
+            # extract the value in the right format
+            value = mapping.formatter(value)
+
+            # search our database for a matching book
+            kwargs = {mapping.local_field: value}
+            match = model.objects.filter(**kwargs).first()
             if match:
                 return match
+        return None
 
 
     @abstractmethod
@@ -254,23 +242,17 @@ class AbstractConnector(ABC):
 
 def update_from_mappings(obj, data, mappings):
     ''' assign data to model with mappings '''
-    noop = lambda x: x
-    mappings['authors'] = ('', noop)
-    mappings['parent_work'] = ('', noop)
-    for (key, value) in data.items():
-        formatter = None
-        if key in mappings:
-            key, formatter = mappings[key]
-        if not formatter:
-            formatter = noop
-
-        if key == 'id':
+    for mapping in mappings:
+        # check if this field is present in the data
+        value = data.get(mapping.remote_field)
+        if not value:
             continue
 
-        try:
-            hasattr(obj, key)
-        except ValueError:
-            obj.__setattr__(key, formatter(value))
+        # extract the value in the right format
+        value = mapping.formatter(value)
+
+        # assign the formatted value to the model
+        obj.__setattr__(mapping.local_field, value)
     return obj
 
 
@@ -315,3 +297,15 @@ class SearchResult(object):
     def __repr__(self):
         return "<SearchResult key={!r} title={!r} author={!r}>".format(
             self.key, self.title, self.author)
+
+
+class Mapping(object):
+    ''' associate a local database field with a field in an external dataset '''
+    def __init__(
+            self, local_field, remote_field=None, formatter=None, model=None):
+        noop = lambda x: x
+
+        self.local_field = local_field
+        self.remote_field = remote_field or local_field
+        self.formatter = formatter or noop
+        self.model = model
diff --git a/fedireads/connectors/fedireads_connector.py b/fedireads/connectors/fedireads_connector.py
index f1a5d68fd..201e08a53 100644
--- a/fedireads/connectors/fedireads_connector.py
+++ b/fedireads/connectors/fedireads_connector.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from django.core.files.base import ContentFile
 import requests
 
 from fedireads import models
-from .abstract_connector import AbstractConnector, SearchResult
+from .abstract_connector import AbstractConnector, SearchResult, Mapping
 from .abstract_connector import update_from_mappings, get_date, get_data
 
 
@@ -14,11 +14,37 @@ class Connector(AbstractConnector):
     ''' interact with other instances '''
     def __init__(self, identifier):
         super().__init__(identifier)
-        self.book_mappings = self.key_mappings.copy()
-        self.book_mappings.update({
-            'published_date': ('published_date', get_date),
-            'first_published_date': ('first_published_date', get_date),
-        })
+        self.key_mappings = [
+            Mapping('isbn_13', model=models.Edition),
+            Mapping('isbn_10', model=models.Edition),
+            Mapping('lccn', model=models.Work),
+            Mapping('oclc_number', model=models.Edition),
+            Mapping('openlibrary_key'),
+            Mapping('goodreads_key'),
+            Mapping('asin'),
+        ]
+
+        self.book_mappings = self.key_mappings + [
+            Mapping('sort_title'),
+            Mapping('subtitle'),
+            Mapping('description'),
+            Mapping('languages'),
+            Mapping('series'),
+            Mapping('series_number'),
+            Mapping('subjects'),
+            Mapping('subject_places'),
+            Mapping('first_published_date'),
+            Mapping('published_date'),
+            Mapping('pages'),
+            Mapping('physical_format'),
+            Mapping('publishers'),
+        ]
+
+        self.author_mappings = [
+            Mapping('born', remote_field='birth_date', formatter=get_date),
+            Mapping('died', remote_field='death_date', formatter=get_date),
+            Mapping('bio'),
+        ]
 
 
     def is_work_data(self, data):
@@ -63,11 +89,7 @@ class Connector(AbstractConnector):
 
         # ingest a new author
         author = models.Author(remote_id=remote_id)
-        mappings = {
-            'born': ('born', get_date),
-            'died': ('died', get_date),
-        }
-        author = update_from_mappings(author, data, mappings)
+        author = update_from_mappings(author, data, self.author_mappings)
         author.save()
 
         return author
diff --git a/fedireads/connectors/openlibrary.py b/fedireads/connectors/openlibrary.py
index e4ee74b43..ca0cf33f4 100644
--- a/fedireads/connectors/openlibrary.py
+++ b/fedireads/connectors/openlibrary.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import requests
 from django.core.files.base import ContentFile
 
 from fedireads import models
-from .abstract_connector import AbstractConnector, SearchResult
+from .abstract_connector import AbstractConnector, SearchResult, Mapping
 from .abstract_connector import update_from_mappings
 from .abstract_connector import get_date, get_data
 from .openlibrary_languages import languages
@@ -15,23 +15,61 @@ class Connector(AbstractConnector):
     ''' instantiate a connector for OL '''
     def __init__(self, identifier):
         super().__init__(identifier)
-        get_first = lambda a: a[0]
-        self.key_mappings = {
-            'isbn_13': ('isbn_13', get_first),
-            'isbn_10': ('isbn_10', get_first),
-            'oclc_numbers': ('oclc_number', get_first),
-            'lccn': ('lccn', get_first),
-        }
 
-        self.book_mappings = self.key_mappings.copy()
-        self.book_mappings.update({
-            'publish_date': ('published_date', get_date),
-            'first_publish_date': ('first_published_date', get_date),
-            'description': ('description', get_description),
-            'languages': ('languages', get_languages),
-            'number_of_pages': ('pages', None),
-            'series': ('series', get_first),
-        })
+        get_first = lambda a: a[0]
+        self.key_mappings = [
+            Mapping('isbn_13', model=models.Edition, formatter=get_first),
+            Mapping('isbn_10', model=models.Edition, formatter=get_first),
+            Mapping('lccn', model=models.Work, formatter=get_first),
+            Mapping(
+                'oclc_number',
+                remote_field='oclc_numbers',
+                model=models.Edition,
+                formatter=get_first
+            ),
+            Mapping(
+                'openlibrary_key',
+                remote_field='key',
+                formatter=get_openlibrary_key
+            ),
+            Mapping('goodreads_key'),
+            Mapping('asin'),
+        ]
+
+        self.book_mappings = self.key_mappings + [
+            Mapping('sort_title'),
+            Mapping('subtitle'),
+            Mapping('description', formatter=get_description),
+            Mapping('languages', formatter=get_languages),
+            Mapping('series', formatter=get_first),
+            Mapping('series_number'),
+            Mapping('subjects'),
+            Mapping('subject_places'),
+            Mapping(
+                'first_published_date',
+                remote_field='first_publish_date',
+                formatter=get_date
+            ),
+            Mapping(
+                'published_date',
+                remote_field='publish_date',
+                formatter=get_date
+            ),
+            Mapping(
+                'pages',
+                model=models.Edition,
+                remote_field='number_of_pages'
+            ),
+            Mapping('physical_format', model=models.Edition),
+            Mapping('publishers'),
+        ]
+
+        self.author_mappings = [
+            Mapping('born', remote_field='birth_date', formatter=get_date),
+            Mapping('died', remote_field='death_date', formatter=get_date),
+            Mapping('bio', formatter=get_description),
+        ]
+
 
 
     def is_work_data(self, data):
@@ -133,12 +171,7 @@ class Connector(AbstractConnector):
         data = get_data(url)
 
         author = models.Author(openlibrary_key=olkey)
-        mappings = {
-            'birth_date': ('born', get_date),
-            'death_date': ('died', get_date),
-            'bio': ('bio', get_description),
-        }
-        author = update_from_mappings(author, data, mappings)
+        author = update_from_mappings(author, data, self.author_mappings)
         name = data.get('name')
         # TODO this is making some BOLD assumption
         if name:
@@ -156,6 +189,11 @@ def get_description(description_blob):
     return  description_blob
 
 
+def get_openlibrary_key(key):
+    ''' convert /books/OL27320736M into OL27320736M '''
+    return key.split('/')[-1]
+
+
 def get_languages(language_blob):
     ''' /language/eng -> English '''
     langs = []
diff --git a/fedireads/migrations/0039_auto_20200510_2342.py b/fedireads/migrations/0039_auto_20200510_2342.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..723ed3622
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fedireads/migrations/0039_auto_20200510_2342.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.0.3 on 2020-05-10 23:42
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('fedireads', '0038_author_remote_id'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RemoveField(
+            model_name='book',
+            name='misc_identifiers',
+        ),
+        migrations.RemoveField(
+            model_name='connector',
+            name='key_name',
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/fedireads/models/book.py b/fedireads/models/book.py
index 325734147..2b561a1d2 100644
--- a/fedireads/models/book.py
+++ b/fedireads/models/book.py
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ class Connector(FedireadsModel):
     covers_url = models.CharField(max_length=255)
     search_url = models.CharField(max_length=255, null=True)
 
-    key_name = models.CharField(max_length=255)
-
     politeness_delay = models.IntegerField(null=True) #seconds
     max_query_count = models.IntegerField(null=True)
     # how many queries executed in a unit of time, like a day
@@ -54,7 +52,6 @@ class Book(FedireadsModel):
     openlibrary_key = models.CharField(max_length=255, blank=True, null=True)
     librarything_key = models.CharField(max_length=255, blank=True, null=True)
     goodreads_key = models.CharField(max_length=255, blank=True, null=True)
-    misc_identifiers = JSONField(null=True)
 
     # info about where the data comes from and where/if to sync
     sync = models.BooleanField(default=True)
diff --git a/fedireads/tests/test_connector_fedireads.py b/fedireads/tests/test_connector_fedireads.py
index 2e0bfaf0c..ea5dd3e1c 100644
--- a/fedireads/tests/test_connector_fedireads.py
+++ b/fedireads/tests/test_connector_fedireads.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ class FedireadsConnector(TestCase):
             books_url='https://example.com',
             covers_url='https://example.com/images/covers',
             search_url='https://example.com/search?q=',
-            key_name='remote_id',
         )
         self.connector = Connector('example.com')
 
diff --git a/fedireads/tests/test_connector_openlibrary.py b/fedireads/tests/test_connector_openlibrary.py
index 68bace67a..a17f46981 100644
--- a/fedireads/tests/test_connector_openlibrary.py
+++ b/fedireads/tests/test_connector_openlibrary.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import pytz
 from fedireads import models
 from fedireads.connectors.openlibrary import Connector
 from fedireads.connectors.openlibrary import get_languages, get_description
-from fedireads.connectors.openlibrary import pick_default_edition
+from fedireads.connectors.openlibrary import pick_default_edition, get_openlibrary_key
 from fedireads.connectors.abstract_connector import SearchResult, get_date
 
 
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ class Openlibrary(TestCase):
             books_url='https://openlibrary.org',
             covers_url='https://covers.openlibrary.org',
             search_url='https://openlibrary.org/search?q=',
-            key_name='openlibrary_key',
         )
         self.connector = Connector('openlibrary.org')
 
@@ -77,3 +76,9 @@ class Openlibrary(TestCase):
     def test_get_languages(self):
         languages = get_languages(self.edition_data['languages'])
         self.assertEqual(languages, ['English'])
+
+
+    def test_get_ol_key(self):
+        key = get_openlibrary_key('/books/OL27320736M')
+        self.assertEqual(key, 'OL27320736M')
+