Google contributions to the digitization project include hosting on Google Storage and the Google App Engine, contributions to the actual web experience, and the digital organization and indexing of the scroll content.
The most recent partner, the British Library, will allow for the digitization of 250,000 unique works. While not all works have been selected as of yet, the initial round has been prepared for digitization.
Even though an Italian judge has found Google execs guilty in the case of an offensive video being uploaded to Google Video, that isn't stopping the company from partnering with the country on a book digitization project.
Madden discussed how Google is expanding into areas like content digitization in partnereships with publishers and how that can result in a new source of online revenue and brand awareness. A bunch of us SES conference speakers happen to be in...
Microsoft Closing Live Search Books and Academic ProjectsPosted by Nathania JohnsonWhile they will still index books and scholarly publications in their primary search index, Microsoft's digitization initiatives will come to an end.
While they will still index books and scholarly publications in their primary search index, Microsoft's digitization initiatives will come to an end. Microsoft has announced that they are closing their Live Search Books and Live Search Academic...
Quality of Book Digitization, O'Reilly Radar How do top interactive agencies leverage video for their online advertising campaigns? A special report from the Search Engine Strategies conference, August 7-10, 2006, San Jose, CA.Panelists on the...
Quality of Book Digitization, O'Reilly Radar Engine Watch Blog, along with other items we've spotted but not blogged separately: From The SEW Blog. August Search News Recap Posted The latest edition of my monthly Search Engine Report newsletter is...
Times reports that the majority of the building will be used for "technology and call center, with about 40,000 square feet needed to house the library digitization project. Miami; a new Yahoo deal to reach Hispanics; Google search engine...
Times reports that the majority of the building will be used for "technology and call center, with about 40,000 square feet needed to house the library digitization project. From The SEW Blog. Daily
The Times reports that the majority of the building will be used for "technology and call center, with about 40,000 square feet needed to house the library digitization project. The NY Times reports (also try Reuters) that Google will house up to 1...
A new series that will offer a look at major digitization and database projects from several universities and colleges. Another week has gone by and the world of databases of special interest to the web researcher have appeared on ResourceShelf.
Association of American Publishers Sues Google over Library Digitization Plan and Google's Library Scanning Project Heads to Court (action by the Authors From The SEW Blog. French Lawsuit Over Google Book Search
Association of American Publishers Sues Google over Library Digitization Plan and Google's Library Scanning Project Heads to Court (action by the Authors Today's search podcast covers Yahoo's revamped MyWeb bookmarking service;
American Publishers Sues Google over Library Digitization Plan and French publisher sues Google for piracy from AFP and French book publisher sues Google from the BBC cover how a French publishing group becomes the third to sue Google over its...
Of course, let's not forget that late last year we learned that Yahoo, Microsoft, RLG, and others are supporting another large digitization (books and other materials) effort called The Open Content Alliance that's being led by Brewster Kahle.
NewspaperARCHIVE.com is one of many companies doing newspaper digitization work. I just mentioned this new database on ResourceShelf and I think it's more than worthy of a post here on the SEW Blog. The MartinLutherKingJrArchive.com database was...
Postscript: Cold North Wind is another company involved in large newspaper digitization projects. So, in a sense it's not only putting it to Google but to Yahoo, Ask and other general purpose web engines.
Book Digitization: Project Gutenberg Founder Interviewed - Project Gutenberg has been around since 1971 digitizing and copying public domain books. SES NY Coming! Top Stories + More From The Search Engine Watch Blog + Daily SearchCast: Search News...
In this article, I made sure to mention other digitization projects like Project Gutenberg that have been around since 1971. Legal Experts Say Google Library Digitization Project Likely OK; Will It Revolve Around Snippets?
