On the surface it sounds like an interesting project but I wonder if
there are licensing issues involved. Would book owners be able to
scan book covers and submit to a database? Would we have access to
the images quickly enough to take the place of services from Amazon
Syndetics
and others?
On the bright side reviews would certainly be possible. Though I guess
if Library Thing
has not run into legal issues with their database it may be ok. Just
think, you would have
access to all of my Silver Surfer comic covers from library thing!
John Rutherford
Iris Jastram wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I blogged a while ago about the possibility of an upcoming open
> database of book images
> (http://pegasuslibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/12/open-book-cover-images.html
> <http://pegasuslibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/12/open-book-cover-images.html>),
> and recently I've been getting emails and IMs from people wondering if
> there've been any developments. Has the steam gone out of those
> sails? If so, I guess life will go on... but not nearly as swimmingly
> as it would have with such a database in place. (By the way, this post
> has consistently been among the most clicked-on posts on my
> low-circulation blog, and the google searches that got people to that
> post reveal that there's been a lot of interest in such a resource).
>
> I must say, I feel kind of bad asking because I have absolutely no
> technical expertise to offer the project. All I have is a need for
> such a resource.
>
> Best,
> Iris
>
> --
> Iris Jastram
> The Pegasus Librarian
> http://pegasuslibrarian.blogspot.com
> http://go.carleton.edu/ijastram
Received on Mon Feb 26 2007 - 13:22:27 EST