Barbara Quint, Google's Library Project: Questions, Questions, Questions, Information Today, December 27, 2004. Quint's summary of the questions that pundits and librarians are asking about Google's new project, and her attempt to track down some answers. Some examples: 'What will this cost Google?...How will Google handle duplicates between the libraries?...Is this project English-language only?...What about archiving considerations? How durable will this electronic library be?...What effect will this library-based digitization have on Google’s relationships with publishers? Is it designed to push publishers into toning the Google Print program?...How might Google’s competitors, such as Yahoo! or Microsoft, respond to this challenge?...What impact could this project have on current digitization projects?...Will librarians be threatened by the new development?...What’s next for Google? Are there any other prized content collections in its line of sight?'
Posted by
Peter Suber at 12/28/2004 10:33:00 AM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
I recommend the OA tracking project (OATP) as the best way to stay on top of new OA developments. You can read the OATP feed on a blog-like web page or subscribe to it by RSS, email, or Twitter. You can also help build the feed by tagging new developments you encounter.
