The missing link between libraries and online book piracy
This is it folks. It’s all over. Let’s pack it in and call it a day. I now have proof, proof I say! That use of libraries causes online book piracy!
Take a look at exhibit A:
This is a partial screenshot from an online index of downloadable ebooks. So as to not encourage such blatant illegality I’ll not provide a link. However, take a look at the cover of the book. What is that I see, but a library accession label. Unfortunately it’s too small to make out exactly which library is the source of this illicit material.
Yes folks, people are checking out copied of library books, scanning them, and posting them online! It’s not enough that they just read the content themselves, but they’re sharing that content with others in complete violation of the author’s rights. Next thing you know we’ll be supplying the technology to do this within the library walls.
Michael Sauers is the Director of Logan Library in Logan, UT. Prior to this he was one of the founding staff and Technology Manager for Do Space in Omaha, NE. After earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany's School of Information Science and Policy Michael spent his first 20 years as a librarian training other librarians in technology along with time as a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, a technology consultant, and a bookseller. He has written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and has published 14 books ranging from library technology, blogging, Web design, and an index to a popular horror magazine. In his spare time, he blogs at TravelinLibrarian.info, runs The Collector's Guide to Dean Koontz website at CollectingKoontz.com, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.
Unless otherwise stated, all opinions are my own and are not to be considered those of the City of Logan, UT.
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5 Replies to “The missing link between libraries and online book piracy”
Ha! I totally recognize that label and found the record for it.
Seriously!?
If I could be certain a patron did this, I’d say “hooray! How do we get other patrons equally engaged with reading and libraries?” But are you sure this isn’t a relic from one of the big scanning projects (e.g. Google Books, Open Content Alliance, Million Book Project, etc.)
Isn’t this book part of the Google project? Is sure looks like the cover matches.
This is a partial screenshot from an online index of downloadable ebooks. So as to not encourage such blatant illegality I’ll not provide a link. However, take a look at the cover of the book. What is that I see, but a library accession label. Unfortunately it’s too small to make out exactly which library is the source of this illicit material.
Ha! I totally recognize that label and found the record for it.
Seriously!?
If I could be certain a patron did this, I’d say “hooray! How do we get other patrons equally engaged with reading and libraries?” But are you sure this isn’t a relic from one of the big scanning projects (e.g. Google Books, Open Content Alliance, Million Book Project, etc.)
Isn’t this book part of the Google project? Is sure looks like the cover matches.
http://books.google.com/books?id=D4JJAAAAIAAJ&ots=MQBgFvJ9ug&dq=the%20story%20of%20freemasonry&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false
You’re probably right but I’m seeing a completely different cover.