On Wed, 12 Aug 2009, Jack Hall wrote:
> It might seem surprising, but I very rarely get objections from authors about
> including their birth dates in authority records. I had an example just this
> morning with a woman in London, who supplied her birth date with no apparent
> qualms. Most of the authors I successfully contact are very cooperative.
I second that. I occasionally get inquiries as to the propriety of
releasing such information from academic depts., etc, but when I have them
look at what is common practice in WorldCat they become willing to at
least release birth years.
jgm
John G. Marr
Cataloger
CDS, UL
Univ. of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
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