[WEB4LIB] Google scanning project: Interesting Chicago Tribune article

[Junus, Ranti]

Thanks for sharing this.

After reading the article, I am not sure if the current search result model that Google employs (list all) would still be useful when they're done with this digitization project.   The librarian part in me sez: I prefer to see the result grouped into several categories (just like Teoma, Vivisimo, Grokker, or the ol' Northen Light.)  Another part of me (would probably just like typical search users) would like to see everything and then refine my search later.  Dunno...

I'd be interested to know the "what's next" portion of this project.

ranti.

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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:web4lib at webjunction.org]On Behalf Of Sloan, Bernie
> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 12:43 PM
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> Subject: [WEB4LIB] Google scanning project: Interesting 
> Chicago Tribune
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> Interesting article on Google's scanning project by Steve Johnson,
> Chicago Tribune Tribune television critic. (It may require free
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> Contained some info I hadn't seen before.
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> http://tinyurl.com/6ngxm 
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> Bernie Sloan
> Senior Library Information Systems Consultant, ILCSO
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