If the publisher has allowed "look inside," Amazon often puts a photo of the copyright page, and barnesandnoble.com does, too. I always go there first and then to the LC page if those two sites don't have the page. The comments you sent--the later-dated one said valid, valid, so it as if it was checked and okayed. Sometimes the copyright date is there but it's hard to tell if the copyright holder is the author or the publisher. Cindy --- Lorana <loravara@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Thanks for your assistance with this. Your advice > helped a lot, and I'll be more careful next time. > > I actually looked it up on Amazon.com, which is > probably not the approved method, so I'll use the > site you provided from this point on. > > Thanks, > > Nancy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Gerald Hovas > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2005 12:41 PM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Validating Books: A > Mistake > > > Gustavo sometimes kicks back a book to the Step 1 > page with a comment to verify the copyright > information when he's approving books. I can't tell > if this is Gustavo's work or not, but it looks like > it probably was. It always helps Gustavo when he's > approving books if you verify the copyright > information and include that you have verified it in > the comments when submitting or validating a book. > That way if he looks at the copyright and wonders if > it's correct, then he can read in the comments that > you've already verified that it is. It doesn't hurt > either if you mention how you verified the copyright > either (i.e. having someone sighted check the book > for you, verifying the copyright through the U.S. > Copyright office's website...). > > If you are unfamiliar with the U.S. Copyright > Office's website, you can find it at the following > address: http://www.copyright.gov/records/cohm.html. > It's a handy sight for checking copyright > information. > > Now, as for how to fix the problem with this book, > > > - redownload the book if it's still on the Step 1 > page > - verify the copyright > - include in the comments that you have verified > the copyright along with information on the method > you used to verify the copyright > - reupload the file you uploaded yesterday, the > one which includes any corrections you made during > validation > > Good luck, > > Gerald > > -----Original Message----- > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On > Behalf Of Lorana > Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2005 7:52 AM > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Validating Books: A > Mistake > > > I validated a book yesterday, and saw it back in > the pool today with the following comments. > Clearly, I made a mistake, but I thought I'd done > everything. The copyright information was on the > book, etc. > > Could someone interpret the following for me? > > Comment History: > > Action: RETURNNEW > > Date: 2005-07-02 16:46:36-07 > > User: a Bookshare.org Volunteer > > Please verify copyright holder. > > --------------------------------- > > Action: DONEDONE > > Date: 2005-07-02 06:26:24-07 > > User: a Bookshare.org Volunteer > > updated by ValidationTools.php > > --------------------------------- > > Action: VALID > > ____________________________________________________ Yahoo! Sports Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy Football http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com