From: Cheryl Grossman <grossman.4_at_osu.edu>
I was wondering what people do with 'born digital' books (which strongly
resemble photocopies when printed out)? All the same questions would
appear to apply...
Are any libraries adding printed copies of exclusively digital publications?
Cheryl R.S. Grossman mailto:grossman.4_at_osu.edu
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At 11:53 AM 11/18/2003, you wrote:
>From: Jim Niessen <niessen_at_rci.rutgers.edu>
>
>Hello All,
>
>What do you do with photocopied books received as gifts? On the plus
>side, this may be hard-to-get material copied by the donor because it fit
>into the subject scope that caused you to accept this collection. But
>there are at least 3 complicating factors:
>
>1. Does the book's copyright status permit you to add it to the
>collection? For foreign imprints, can you ascertain the copyright status?
>
>2. Is the photocopy gathered or bound so that it can be integrated into
>the collection and preserved without further treatment?
>
>3. Does the quality of the photocopying make it a complete and adequate
>copy of the original?
>
>These factors give me pause, and I bet there are others, too. What do you
>do with these things?
>
>Thanks,
>Jim
>--
>James P. Niessen E-mail: niessen_at_rci.rutgers.edu
>World History Librarian Phone: 732-932-7129 x136
>Alexander Library - Rutgers University Fax: 732-932-1101
>New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1169
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