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.
Book Digitization: Project Gutenberg Founder Interviewed - Project Gutenberg has been around since 1971 digitizing and copying public domain books. HarperCollins To Digitize Own Books; Unclear How That Will Feed Into Book Search Engines...
Legal Experts Say Google Library Digitization Project Likely OK; Will It Revolve Around Snippets? In this article, I made sure to mention other digitization projects like Project Gutenberg that have been around since 1971.
Via GB, this Wall Street Journal Q&A interview (free) with its founder Michael Hart on book digitization, Google Book Search, and more. This is NOT the first time Mr.Hart has spoken about Google Library and book digitization.
The Library of Congress already has experience in digitization through the two aforementioned programs. There's no timeline for that or for when actual digitization will begin other than "as quickly as possible," Lamolinara said.
Top Stories + More From The Search Engine Watch Blog + Daily SearchCast: Search News Via Podcast + Our Search Newsletters Joins Open Content Alliance - Microsoft, yes good old Gates, Ballmer and crew, are getting in on the online books...
Top Stories + More From The Search Engine Watch Blog + Daily SearchCast: Search News Via Podcast + Our Search Newsletters Joins Open Content Alliance - Microsoft, yes good old Gates, Ballmer and crew, are getting in on the online books...
Library Program, Google's library digitization project. Google Library Digitization Project Likely OK; Will It Revolve Around Snippets? Google Library is helping Google create that type of searchable index of books, that feeds into Google Print...
It organizes and lists thousands of books (including Gutenberg content and now some Google Print content) from many digitization projects. Also, many fee-based services have been online for years that provide, free, searchable access to...
It organizes and lists thousands of books (including Gutenberg content and now some Google Print content) from many digitization projects. Postscript 3: Let's not forget about other book digitization projects from Europe and a group of
Association of American Publishers Sues Google over Library Digitization Plan Second, and somewhat unrelated note, I just want to point out how I'm continuing to be impressed with Amazon's "Search Inside the Book Program (SITB)" and the extra info...
Microsoft, yes good old Gates, Ballmer and crew, are getting in on the online books digitization game and more. I've said time and time again that Google Print and now MSN Book Search just a few of the large book digitization players.
Back in June, we blogged about a trade group of German publishers considering their own book digitization program. Google's battle over library books. Publishers Plan Online Book Service This Reuters article out of Germany: Publishers to build own...
Back in June, we blogged about a trade group of German publishers considering their own book digitization program. The German association of book publishers is planning to build a network by next year that will allow the full texts of their books...
Legal Experts Say Google Library Digitization Project Likely OK; Will It Revolve Google is scanning books into an index, just as it spiders web pages and adds them to its index. Google is NOT, repeat NOT, republishing copies of books that it...
Well, it appears that Google will be heading to court, again, over their Google Library book digitization program. This is the second time (that we know of) that Google has been taken to court over the library digitization program.
Want More on the Google Print and Book Digitization? Project Gutenberg Founder on Digitization, ebooks and the OCA Launch Again, while selected snippets from books would be useful, many library catalogs already provide access to non-bibliographic...
Project Gutenberg Founder on Digitization, ebooks and the OCA Launch A New Digital Library Alliance Makes its Debut - Yahoo, The Internet Archive and several other organizations announced the formation of the Open Content Alliance to make thousands...
Project Gutenberg, this book digitization project that creates "ebooks" has been going strong for almost 35 years (that's like a millennium in online info time). Here's a hope that a few years from now anyone can have the advantage of a million...
The press release also contains a quote from Sally Morris, Chief Executive of the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP), and someone who Danny Sullivan has chatted with on the Search Engine Watch blog about...
