http://litablog.org/2005/10/google-and-the-university-of-michigan-library-digitization-project/ Library and Information Technology Association Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:19:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://litablog.org/2005/10/google-and-the-university-of-michigan-library-digitization-project/comment-page-1/#comment-431 The Google Print Library Project Wed, 12 Oct 2005 02:41:46 +0000 http://litablog.org/?p=131#comment-431 [...] The Google Print Library Project ( 1 ) I recently attended a presentation describing the University of Michigan's work with Google as part of the Google Print Library Project. Google is currently working with seven library partners in digitizing materials. In the case of the University of Michigan, Google will be digitizing the UM's seven million volumes over an estimated six year period. ( 2 ) One point that the Google representative, Ben Bunnell, made is that the Library Project digitization involves non-destructive scanning. Which, if you think about it, is an amazing feat. In contrast, in Google's work with publishers, destructive scanning is performed. The UM library receives digital copies of all scanned pages, TIFF format for text with OCR, JPG compression images for photographs and illustrations. All images support agreed-upon preservation standards, and Rebecca Dunkle of the University of Michigan noted that it was the UM's prior experience with preservation digitization that led in part to its selection by Google as a project participant. ( 3 ) You can test the public interfaces by performing a search at the Google Print site. Prior to viewing content, you'll be prompted to log into or create an account in Google. I performed a search "nixon san jose" that retrieved a commercial book under copyright protection as the first hit. After logging on, I was able to view four pages in the notes section of the book, with my search terms highlighted in the text. In some cases, access to content will be more restricted, indicated by the note "Sorry, this page's content is restricted" in the search results record. Clearly, the current content is dominated by that provided through the Publisher Program, but the retrospective library holdings will add great value to Google Print in the future. ( 4 ) Lawrence Lessig provides a relatively recent (September 22) and insightful update on legal actions against Google Print. ( 5 ) ( 6 ) [...] [...] The Google Print Library Project ( 1 ) I recently attended a presentation describing the University of Michigan’s work with Google as part of the Google Print Library Project. Google is currently working with seven library partners in digitizing materials. In the case of the University of Michigan, Google will be digitizing the UM’s seven million volumes over an estimated six year period. ( 2 ) One point that the Google representative, Ben Bunnell, made is that the Library Project digitization involves non-destructive scanning. Which, if you think about it, is an amazing feat. In contrast, in Google’s work with publishers, destructive scanning is performed. The UM library receives digital copies of all scanned pages, TIFF format for text with OCR, JPG compression images for photographs and illustrations. All images support agreed-upon preservation standards, and Rebecca Dunkle of the University of Michigan noted that it was the UM’s prior experience with preservation digitization that led in part to its selection by Google as a project participant. ( 3 ) You can test the public interfaces by performing a search at the Google Print site. Prior to viewing content, you’ll be prompted to log into or create an account in Google. I performed a search "nixon san jose" that retrieved a commercial book under copyright protection as the first hit. After logging on, I was able to view four pages in the notes section of the book, with my search terms highlighted in the text. In some cases, access to content will be more restricted, indicated by the note "Sorry, this page’s content is restricted" in the search results record. Clearly, the current content is dominated by that provided through the Publisher Program, but the retrospective library holdings will add great value to Google Print in the future. ( 4 ) Lawrence Lessig provides a relatively recent (September 22) and insightful update on legal actions against Google Print. ( 5 ) ( 6 ) [...]

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