[bksvol-discuss] Re: bksvol-discuss Digest V10 #318
- From: Nimit <kaur.nimit@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2013 12:21:32 -0500
Oh my gosh, seeing all these messages, it is surprising volunteers are not
informed about the new changes!!!!! Staff really needs to jump in here and
clarify! I am afraid that it is the weekend and they are on vacation... :)
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> On Nov 23, 2013, at 12:14 PM, "Evan Reese" <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> Really? You were told that? Funny that the rest of us were not. ISBNs, as far
> as I've heard, are not required. When did this change of policy take place,
> and why hasn't it been mentioned on the Volunteer list?
>
> Evan
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Fjelsted" <kfjelsted@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2013 8:53 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: bksvol-discuss Digest V10 #318
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>> The number on the outside rear cover is the actual ISBN number.
>> This verifies in site searches plus when entered as the metadata in
>> BookShare, the correct title is returned.
>> The placement of the ISBN on the rear outside cover is the only location for
>> the number on the actual physical book.
>> This book is a purchased book.
>> I Recently received a note from BookShare that the ISBN number is required
>> as part of the scan and must be on the copyright page when scanning a book.
>> There are many books with ISBN numbers that may not conform to this
>> requirement. Does this mean that these books are ineligible for BookShare?
>> -Kevin
>>
>>>
>>> Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 15:55:46 -0800
>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: ISBN only on outside of back cover of a book
>>> how
>>> From: Cindy Rosenthal <grandcyn77@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>
>>> Are you sure that was the ISBN number? Was that a book you purchased ather
>>> than one you got frm a library? (I ask because otherwise it could be a
>>> library ID number
>>>
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>>> Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 20:15:35 -0500
>>> From: Roger Loran Bailey <rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx>
>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: ISBN only on outside of back cover of a book
>>> how
>>>
>>> One can verify that it is an ISBN or not by entering it in the search
>>> field of some site that allows search by ISBN and have most all of them
>>> in their database. I am thinking of sites like Amazon, Good Reads or
>>> Open Library. As to how to handle it when scanning, I don't know of any
>>> requirement that the ISBN be scanned. Just keep it on hand when
>>> submitting it to enter to get the metadata. For that matter, you don't
>>> even have to do that if you want to enter the metadata yourself. Do
>>> check the copyright page carefully though. It should be there, but it
>>> doesn't have to be.
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 1:20 PM, Kevin Fjelsted
>>>> <kfjelsted@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:kfjelsted@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I scanned a book a while back in which the ISBN number was on the
>>>> outside of the rear cover yet no where else listed within the book.
>>>> How does one handle this for scanning?
>>>> There are some other promotional items on the outside rear cover
>>>> as well but no real content.
>>>> -Kevin
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