[DCRM-L] Authority work using Google Books

[Randal Brandt]

I agree with Bob and Karen, for the reasons cited below. And, I have 
also found Google Books to be extremely useful in locating reference 
sources for 510 notes in bib records (even for books that my library 
actually owns but that are located in off-site storage ... dramatically 
cuts down the retrieval wait time).

Randy

Karen.Attar at london.ac.uk wrote:
> 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
> To: DCRM Revision Group List
> 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
> To: DCRM Revision Group List
> 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. <...>
>
> __________________________
> Deborah J. Leslie, M.A., M.L.S.
> Head of Cataloging
> Folger Shakespeare Library
> 201 East Capitol St., S.E.
> Washington, D.C. 20003
> 202.675-0369
> djleslie at folger.edu | http://www.folger.edu <http://www.folger.edu>  
>
>
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