Book-scanning projects - a question

From: Tim Watters <watterst_at_nyob>
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:49:16 -0400
To: NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Thanks Ed. Actually, I clicked on the "find a copy online" link but your second sentence is exactly what I am asking; namely, why is OCLC adding bib records describing carriers of inaccessible content?   Is OCLC assuming Google will make these available?  I made the remark about print items because in the past I've been told that these Google Books bib records in WorldCat help people find print materials which is just a non sequitur since the print bib records are already in WorldCat.

Tim W.

Tim Watters
WattersT_at_michigan.gov
Special Materials Cataloger
Library of Michigan
702 W. Kalamazoo St.
P.O. Box 30007
Lansing, MI 48909-7507
517-373-3071

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I think you clicked on "Google" under "Find a copy in the library" (which links to the default Google Books search page) rather than "Google" under "Find a copy online" (which links to the page for this book in Google Books). Since the book was published in 1943, its contents are still protected by copyright and so not accessible.

Ed Jones 
Received on Wed Jul 14 2010 - 08:50:00 EDT