[DCRM-L] Authority work using Google Books

[Karen.Attar at london.ac.uk]

I too have found Google Books invaluable.

I would agree with the below message and be inclined to keep the
reference as:

The gentleman's magazine, May 1855: p. <...>

on the basis that the medium makes no difference to the information --
it isn't like the old references to ESTC (RLIN) versus ESTC (CD-ROM),
where the information in one source might differ from the other. 

Ultimately, we can hope to be in the happy position where all such
references can be presumed to be verifiable on Google Books ... 

Karen

Dr Karen Attar
Rare Books Librarian
Senate House Library
University of London 
Senate House
Malet Street
London
WC1E 7HU 
Tel. 020 7862 8472


-----Original Message-----
From: dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] On
Behalf Of Robert Maxwell
Sent: 22 April 2008 17:40
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Subject: Re: [DCRM-L] Authority work using Google Books

I don't know if I've been doing it "correctly" but I don't include "via
Google Books"-I use your second formulation.

 

And yes, it's quite a boon, indeed! 

 

Bob

 

Robert L. Maxwell
Head, Special Collections and Metadata Catalog Dept.
6728 Harold B. Lee Library
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT 84602
(801)422-5568

 

From: dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] On
Behalf Of Deborah J. Leslie
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 9:49 AM
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Subject: [DCRM-L] Authority work using Google Books

 

I had no idea Google Books would be quite the boon it is in doing
authority work for older names. It's now possible to uncover sometimes
obscure sources rich in personal details. 

My question is about citing a print source that was consulted through
Google Books. Should we identify that as the medium in the 670? E.g.,

The gentleman's magazine, May 1855, via Google Books: p. <...>

OR 

The gentleman's magazine, May 1855: p. <...>

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