[Web4lib] MS books - California

[Jim Campbell]

This happens with Google Books too. Try a search on the phrase "overdue fee"

- Jim Campbell
Campbell at Virginia.edu
 

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> [mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Karen Coyle
> Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 2:54 PM
> To: 'Web4Lib'
> Subject: [Web4lib] MS books - California
> 
> Bruce Sterling has a great line in "The Hacker Crackdown." He says:
> "Unfortunately, computers are also stupid. Unlike human 
> beings, computers possess the truly profound stupidity of the 
> inanimate." (p 30-31)
> 
> So I went onto Books Live (interesting ambiguity there 
> depending on how you pronounce l-i-v-e) and did a search on 
> the word "california" because I figured it would get me 
> something. It did. It got me a lot of books that have nothing 
> to do with California, but which have on the inside of their 
> back cover a glued in flap of paper that reads:
> 
> UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LIBRARY
> BERKELEY
> THIS BOOK IS DUE ON THE LAST DATE STAMPED BELOW Books not 
> returned on time are subject to a fine of 50c per volume 
> after the third day overdue.... etc.
> 
> KC
> 
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