>The scholarly value of these records is obvious Is it? Just because someone checked out a book doesn't mean they read the book. And just because they read a b

>The scholarly value of these records is obvious Is it? Just because someone checked out a book doesn't mean they read the book. And just because they read a book doesn't mean they liked it, remembered it, or were influenced by it. This information has no context. I see no value in them whatsoever.