On Dec 21, 2010, at 11:01 AM, Ted Koppel wrote:
> Is a long book a better book?
A longer book is not necessarily, but the length of a book (or just about any other bibliographic item) is directly related to the amount of time a person can spend "consuming" it. Length is directly related other expenses a person needs to spend in order to use the item effectively.
> Why not look at (and adapt) the ONIX Specification P.11, P.15, and P.17 data constructs, that deal with quantitative measures like the number of illustrations, the number of prizes awarded, etc., to a title.
'Sounds like a good idea to me! Tell us more.
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Eric Morgan
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Received on Tue Dec 21 2010 - 14:16:47 EST