On 22/12/06, geni geniice@gmail.com wrote:
On 12/22/06, Guy Chapman aka JzG guy.chapman@spamcop.net wrote:
Another issue: a particular promoter of a particular POV cites a book in support of his argument. It is not a widely-circulated book. Others are unable to find the book, or, having found the book, unable to find the specific text supposedly quoted. At some point we have to apply the "yeah, right" rule and remove it.
If the british libiary does not have a copy I'm going to want to hear a pretty good explantion.
Because deposit libraries don't actually expend a lot of effort tracking down small publishers who don't send them a copy, beyond perhaps a letter if they find out they exist (perhaps years after the fact). Because deposit libraries don't have money either.
- d.