04.29.05
Google vs. the Library
According to several news sources, European libraries are setting up their own digitization projects. German broadcasting service Deutsche Welle says:
“In a stand against a deal struck by five of the world’s top libraries and Google to digitize millions of books, 19 European libraries have agreed to back a similar European project to safeguard literature.
Nineteen European national libraries have joined forces against a planned communications revolution by Internet search giant Google to create a global virtual library, organizers said Wednesday. The 19 libraries are backing instead a multi-million euro counter-offensive by European nations to put European literature online.” (Read More)
I guess it’s a good idea, since I found it very convenient to have access to electronic versions of journals for school. But I’m kind of old school too, I like actually touching the book.
