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1GLCC
How do you define rare?
I've defined it as 50 or fewer know copies available in LT and OCLC. If the combination of LT owners and OCLC holding libraries is less that 50 I've marked it as rare in the comments field of our catalog. Technically the "rare" item shouldn't circulate but many aren't marked, so they do.
I have 4 questions.
1. Is 50 (by my definition) to high a number to determine something as rare?
2. If the book is in Google Books (preview format) is it no longer rare?
3. How do you restrict access to rare books?
4. Have you made any attempt to get your rare books scanned into Google Books, the Internet Archive or any other ebook database?
I believe we need to get lots of our stuff digitized.
Question 5
Are you willing to work with me if i can figure out a way to get our (yours and mine) stuff scanned? I want to coordinate the work if you will work with me.
Hope to hear from you.
Dan Iddings
GLCC Library of Pittsburgh
I've defined it as 50 or fewer know copies available in LT and OCLC. If the combination of LT owners and OCLC holding libraries is less that 50 I've marked it as rare in the comments field of our catalog. Technically the "rare" item shouldn't circulate but many aren't marked, so they do.
I have 4 questions.
1. Is 50 (by my definition) to high a number to determine something as rare?
2. If the book is in Google Books (preview format) is it no longer rare?
3. How do you restrict access to rare books?
4. Have you made any attempt to get your rare books scanned into Google Books, the Internet Archive or any other ebook database?
I believe we need to get lots of our stuff digitized.
Question 5
Are you willing to work with me if i can figure out a way to get our (yours and mine) stuff scanned? I want to coordinate the work if you will work with me.
Hope to hear from you.
Dan Iddings
GLCC Library of Pittsburgh
2aulsmith
When I worked at a library, we didn't discard a book if there were less than three copies held by major research libraries on OCLC, so to my way of thinking 50 is rather high. One thing you might want to take into consideration is price on the rare book sites. You don't want someone walking off with the book and "losing it" (having actually sold it on eBay).
The problem with scanning is permissions. If you're an actual library, as defined by your state, you can make a backup scan for preservation. But you can't let it circulate or put it up on the web. You might be able to make a preservation scan as a 501c3, but you'd have to talk to your lawyer. Otherwise, if the book is still under copyright, as most books published after 1934 are, you can't digitize it without permission of the author or their estate.
The problem with scanning is permissions. If you're an actual library, as defined by your state, you can make a backup scan for preservation. But you can't let it circulate or put it up on the web. You might be able to make a preservation scan as a 501c3, but you'd have to talk to your lawyer. Otherwise, if the book is still under copyright, as most books published after 1934 are, you can't digitize it without permission of the author or their estate.
3ChrisGonzalezLibrary
If under 50 other member on LT is rare- Wow! I've got lots of rare stuff. The only items I don't let circulate are paperbacks more than 50 years old. Just too fragile. We are currently working on digitizing our archive of local gay press and are dealing with the legal issues.
