Librarians Express Concern Over Google Books

angry tapir writes "Many libraries routinely delete borrower information, and organizations such as the American Library Association have fought hard to preserve the privacy of their patrons in the face of laws such as the US Patriot Act. But now, as more and more titles become available in Google Book Search, it's not clear whether digital readers will enjoy the same privacy protections they have at the library."

Comments

ALA Bill of Rights

[SgtChaireBourne]

If they stopped flusing so much of their operational budget on M$ problems and products they libraries would have more money and more time to work with that money. Seriously, nearly every action or function of M$ has gone against the ALA Bill of Rights.

Sure there are potential concerns with Google Books. These are small compared to the ongoing, increasing problems posed by M$ products and methods. Librarians have been standing by and in some cases helping M$ flunkies to increase the Digital Divide rather than close it.

Then again, Google is a technical or legal problem. Microsoft is a people problem.