Melanie-- Scarecrow is/was? offering an incredible deal on examination copies for instructors -- $5. They even sent me a pdf of the pre-print to examine before the hard copy arrived. The cataloging instructors at Illinois have agreed that it will be the textbook for all of our classes in future semesters. It's essentially the same book as previous editions, with an additional chapter on metadata formats and updated information on everything else. The same reasons that would have made you choose the 2nd edition would lead you to choose the 3rd. Cheryl >Has anyone seen the new Chan book and are they using it? have feedback? > > > >Melodie Morgan Frances > >Head of Cataloging > >Graduate Theological Union > >[log in to unmask] > >510-649-2521 > > -- Cheryl Boettcher Tarsala, Ph.D. "I teach cataloging."