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Policies & Practices > Acceptable sources for book data and covers

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message 1: by Emmy (new)

Emmy de Reus (nyneve) | 19384 comments I wonder if the Dutch HEBBAN site is an acceptable source for book data and covers.
HEBBAN is the largest online readers' community in the Netherlands/
Flanders (Belgium) and is part of the CPNB foundation (Commission for Propaganda of the Dutch Book).
If so, could this site ( https://www.hebban.nl/ ) be added to the list of acceptable sources in the Librarian Manual under the section Dutch?
Thank you for a prompt reply!


message 2: by Renske (new)

Renske | 12220 comments According to their copyright disclaimer, permission is needed to use their data, so we can't use it.
And as an occasionally user of that website, I find the data on that website not always very reliable and therefore not a suitable source.


message 3: by lethe (new)

lethe | 16359 comments Also, as an online readers' community, it is a competitor of Goodreads.


message 4: by Arenda (new)

Arenda | 26448 comments And they use only one (most recent) cover per book, with multiple isbn's attached to it, so not reliable.


message 5: by Emmy (new)

Emmy de Reus (nyneve) | 19384 comments Thank you all for your quick reply!


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