Google To Digitize Much of Harvard's Library

FJCsar writes "According to an e-mail sent today to Harvard students, Google will collaborate with Harvard's libraries on a pilot project to digitize a substantial number of the 15 million volumes held in the University's extensive library system, which is second only to the Library of Congress in the number of volumes it contains. Google will provide online access to the full text of those works that are in the public domain. In related agreements, Google will launch similar projects with Oxford, Stanford, the University of Michigan, and the New York Public Library. As of 9 am on December 14, a FAQ detailing the Harvard pilot program with Google will be available at hul.harvard.edu."

Comments

Re:So after Iraq ... the UK is next?

[Shawn Parr]

Apparently you have never seen footage of Dubya making a public appearance.

I for one have no fear that our President will ever be personally concerned about a library.

Unless of course we put some oil and commie^H^H^H^H^H^Hterrorists in one for him to go after.

Muck Fichigan

[ChefJRD]

I can't find anything about it online, but while at Champaign we were told that the University of Illinois' library system was the second largest in the country, behind Harvard. Oh yeah, and our basketball team is #1 :-) And sorry to all you Michigan folk out there, it's just been a while since I've been able to say that!!