Colby, The library of Congress is the main copyright authority in the U.S. Newly published books will contain this information. The information that a book requires in order to be validated is the book name, author, copyright date, and the copyright notice. Most newly published books will also have an ISBN number. When you find this info, you'll be on the right track. I hope this helps. Don't hesitate to ask more questions if you have them. Pratik Pratik Patel Managing Director CUNYAssistive Technology Services The City University of New York ppatel@xxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kolby Garrison Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 11:12 AM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Reviewing Book For Publication Questions. Hi all! I just downloaded Brian's Bird from bookshare for reviewing. However, it says Library of Congress Catalog publication Data. Should I go ahead with the review, or should I reject the book? Any help would be greatly appreciated, This is my first book, so I am new at this. Write me back at klg120988@xxxxxxxxxxxx And let me know what you think. Kolby