On 12/11/2011 08:52 PM, Simon Spero wrote:
> The point I was trying to make is not related to any kind of display- it is
> about how the meanings of the statements derived from a record are only

The reality that library catalog records try to "record" is the physical
book, and in particular its title page. When MARC was invented, it
was not realistic to take and store a digital photo of the title page,
but today this is entirely realistic. Unlike the book cover, there is
most often no copyrighted elements on the title page, so there
would be no legal problems.

Is photography still absent from library cataloging?

I have seen old card catalogs digitized with photos of each card, but
I have not yet seen a catalog with photos of title pages. (Unless you
count digitization projects like Google Books.)


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