[LINK] Bath books & trove replacing LA

[Tom Worthington]

Paul Koerbin wrote:
>... There was a recent message sent to this list about 'bath books' ...  

Yes, that was my book "Green Technology Strategies: Using computers and 
telecommunications to reduce carbon emissions":
<http://www.tomw.net.au/green/>.

> Firstly, the phrase 'bath books' is being used in error. ...

Yes, it is a paperback and unlikely to be suitable for children to read 
in the bath.

> The National Library and Thorpe-Bowker are investigating the issue to
> find a solution. ...

Good, I have just released a hardback edition for libraries and was 
worried it might be listed as a chewable book for babies:
<http://www.lulu.com/content/hardcover-book/green-technology-strategies/8207986>. 

;-)

By the way yours are not the only book systems with problems. The
process of producing a hardback edition of an existing paperback book
was something which should have taken a couple of minutes using a Print 
on Demand system, but took hours: 
<http://www.tomw.net.au/blog/2010/01/green-technology-strategies-hardback.html>.

>The records appear in the National Library's catalogue ...

No, I searched the NLA catalogue for my book but did not find it: 
<http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Search/Home?lookfor[]=Green+Technology+Strategies&combinator[]=phrase&type[]=title&bool[]=AND&lookfor[]=Worthington&combinator[]=and&type[]=author>.


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