13 Feb
2012
13 Feb
'12
12:26 p.m.
On 02/13/2012 12:55 PM, Greg Newby wrote:
Reproductions are about facsimilies, photographs and microfilms. We're certainly not making pictures of books, or facsimiles.
It is no surprise the MARC standard talks about microforms, because that's what brick and mortar libraries do. But it illustrates the concept that: The main body of MARC data need not describe the actual item, but may as well describe the item it is derived from. Of course, if PG does not want to make the site more usable for our readers, it is a perfectly valid choice to once again leave that to other entities, like WorldCat etc. -- Marcello Perathoner webmaster@gutenberg.org