From: Wynne Dobyns (dobyns.w@apple.com)
Date: Mon Dec 20 2004 - 10:58:07 PST
Message-Id: <15D391AE-52B9-11D9-AB52-003065F1C8B8@apple.com> From: Wynne Dobyns <dobyns.w@apple.com> Subject: Re: SLA-SF: Book related art installation - Adobe Bookshop Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 10:58:07 -0800
Yes, the Santa Clara County Public Library Web-based catalog includes a
small image of the cover of many titles. I've not examined records
enough to notice whether these are mostly for newer books or whether
they have retrospectively added them. It's a nice feature, though.
Wynne Dobyns
On Dec 20, 2004, at 10:26 AM, Michele McGinnis wrote:
With computer storage space rapidly dropping in cost, I wonder when
public libraries will start adding covers to their opacs? Perhaps they
already are. Or, perhaps, special libraries are doing it? Anyone have
book covers scanned in their online catalogs?
m
At 9:45 AM -0800 12/20/04, Barclay, Carrie wrote:
> My friend's bookstore in San Francisco has an interesting art
> installation
> that has been up for the last month. Artist Chris Cobb reclassified
> 20,000
> books based solely on their color. I highly recommend checking it out
> in the
> next two weeks before they put the books back.
>
> Adobe Bookshop
> 3166 16th St. @Valencia St.
>
> Photos
> http://www.pushby.com/tomas/2004/11/15/index.html
>
> Interview
> http://www.mcsweeneys.net/links/events/chriscobb2.html
>
> NPR
> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4182224
>
>
> Carrie
> Carrie Barclay
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