We use Google Books, and have sometimes found that the cover art displayed
is not for the correct item. For example, a basic book on business had cover
art for a wedding book. Usually we just notify them and they fix it. There
haven't been any problems with slowness as far as I know.
Bethany R. Levrault
Head of Copy Cataloging
Cataloging and Metadata Services Department
University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries
184 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0184
Phone: (303) 735-2873
Fax: (303) 492-0494
bethany.levrault_at_colorado.edu
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From: Next generation catalogs for libraries
[mailto:NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Edward M. Corrado
Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 12:38 PM
To: NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Subject: [NGC4LIB] Free cover images?
Hello all,
We are reevaluating our source of cover images. At this point I have
identified four possible sources of free images:
1. Amazon
2. Google Books
3. LibraryThing
4. OpenLibrary
I know that their is some question if the Amazon and Google books images
will allow this (although I've also yet to hear Amazon or Google telling
libraries that use their Web services for this to cease and desist).
However, besides that issue, has anyone noticed any technical problems
with any of these four? I'm especially concerned about slow and/or
non-consistent performance.
Edward
Received on Mon Mar 16 2009 - 14:57:43 EDT