I know this story isn’t new but it did come out earlier this week. And, it does have major implications on libraries. I can’t fault Google for trying to Digitize newspaper archives. It’s a great idea. As I reported almost one year ago to the day, the Library of Congress is also digitizing old newspapers. [...]
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August 7, 2008
Monopoly – Do Not Pass Go or Collect Information
Google bashing is easy to do. They’re a huge company whose stock is something like 500 bucks a share and I wish I had bought some when their IPO was $85. So, it comes as no surprise that some out there are wondering if Google is monopolizing information. The story comes from ABC and it [...]
October 23, 2007
All libraries don’t use Google Books
A recent story in the New York Times describes how some libraries are choosing not to take Google up on an offer to digitize the books of their collection. The most common restriction is that a book scanned by Google (or Microsoft) cannot be found via any other search service. This, of course, [...]
