Is Open Library allowed as a source for author photos

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

And book covers?

I have removed the photo of Gloria Bevan as I thought it wasn't, but Ive talked with other librarians who are unsure.

[rivka, Former Moderator]

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Li... (among others).

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

rivka wrote: "See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Li... (among others)."

Wowsa!

Could Open Library go in the manual? Under something bland like not currently an acceptable source for any data?

[rivka, Former Moderator]

We generally list which sites are acceptable, rather than which ones are not.

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

OK. I think the word Library is fooling a few people though.

Another question. I came across a really obscure 19th century author. Her photo is listed as Open Library. Should I delete & upload the same photo from Wikipedia?

[rivka, Former Moderator]

If the photo is generally available in the public domain, the more proximate source is not especially relevant.