LJNDawson.com, Consulting to the Book Publishing Industry
Blog Directory

Google Books and Libraries

InfoToday has a great piece on how libraries are using Google Book Search, pointing out several key facts:


  • Libraries have been digitizing their holdings long before Google came on the scene.
  • The massive scope of Google Book Search requires libraries to create new partnerships to make use of all this digital content.
  • Most of the libraries in the project are scanning only public-domain works until the copyright issues get sorted out.
Those are just some of the high points - it's a long but really reflective and well-thought-out article and I highly recommend it.

Bookmark this post: Add this post to del.icio.us Digg it! Add this post to Furl StumbleUpon it! Add this post to Technorati Add this post to Google Bookmarks Add this post to Windows Live Add this post to Netscape Add this post to BlinkList Add this post to Newsvine Add this post to ma.gnolia Add this post to Tailrank
FRONT PAGE
Developed by Codehead   Powered by: PHPBlogManager.com