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Big Ten Schools Recommit to Google Books Project

Posted by Zonk on from the oodles-of-text dept.

CNN reports that twelve major universities around the country have agreed to have substantial portions of their libraries included in the Google Books project. Around ten million volumes are expected to be included in the project. Participating schools include the University of Chicago and the 11 universities in the Big Ten athletic conference: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue and Wisconsin. "The committee said Google will scan and index materials 'in a manner consistent with copyright law.' Google generally makes available the full text of books in the public domain and limited portions of copyrighted books. Several other universities, including Harvard and California, already have signed up to let Google scan their libraries. "

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  1. Off-topic: Big Eleven by AcidPenguin9873 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes, we know - there are eleven schools in the Big Ten. The conference logo even acknowledges it with an embedded "11" on either side of the "T". So please, no "OMG!!!!!!!11eleven" comments.

    1. Re: Off-topic: Big Eleven by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      Come now. The fact that they acknowledge it diminishes the utter retardation of it not one iota.

    2. Re:Off-topic: Big Eleven by MisaDaBinksX4evah · · Score: 5, Funny

      These schools go to eleven.

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      Misa no botha with yousa.
    3. Re:Off-topic: Big Eleven by Paktu · · Score: 1, Funny

      That has to be the first time I've ever seen a post containing OMG!!!!!!11eleven modded insightful...

    4. Re:Off-topic: Big Eleven by TheoMurpse · · Score: 2, Funny

      Of course it would be an athletic conference which allowed 11 schools into a group named for ten universities (Penn was not a member before 1990).

  2. Won't somebody think of the books?! by DrEldarion · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm appalled! Who does Google think they are, acquiring and retaining information on millions of books!? Frankly, I don't trust Google enough to properly keep this data private.

    Boycott Google! They don't have any respect for literary privacy.