Error - unable to initiate communication with LISTSERV (errno=10061, phase=CONNECT, target=127.0.0.1:2306). The server is probably not started. I'm glad Cindy brought up catalog images of the books -- I mentioned it too when I first replied (directly to Jillian; now pasted below) a few weeks back. Although I understand some libraries' labor or financial circumstances prevent them from retaining book covers, I'm always pleased when they're left on if at all possible.

Like many others, I've loved reading this thread! I'm excited to see many of you in Minneapolis in a few weeks!

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From: Karyn Hinkle <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 10:47 AM
Subject: Re: [ARLIS-L] Book Covers: To remove or not remove...
To: Jillian Kehoe <[log in to unmask]>

Hi Jillian --

We keep all book covers, and feel it is important to do so -- the covers both provide content and are material parts of the artifact, and I can't imagine removing them and throwing them away for those reasons alone.

But there are many other reasons to retain them, too :) For instance, the cover "is" the book, in the world of images (i.e., library catalogs with the capability to do so illustrate each book's record with an image of the cover, not a plain binding) -- and I think it's especially important in an art collection to keep such an essential image with the book.

Finally the covers are important from a library user / reader perspective -- studies show that books with covers are browsed and checked out more frequently than those without, and many people, especially visual learners in an art school, remember and identify materials they need based on the cover images.

Hope that helps!

Best -- Karyn

On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 9:52 AM, Cindy Wolff <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

The activity on this question made me curious. Does the ability of your online catalog to show thumbnails of covers influence your decision to keep book covers? Wouldn't it make things easier to identify on the shelf when browsing if you see the thumbnail and then the actual cover on the shelf?

Cindy Wolff
Pratt Institute

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