Libraries Shun Deals to Place Books on Web
By KATIE HAFNER
Published: October 22, 2007
Several major research libraries have rebuffed offers from Google and Microsoft to scan their books into computer databases, saying they are put off by restrictions these companies want to place on the new digital collections.
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Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Librarians, books, and digitization
One of our members brought this to my attention: an article in yesterday's New York Times about librarians who are turning down digitization assistance from Google and Microsoft to sign on instead with the Open Content Alliance.
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