[Web4lib] Germany and full text book searching

[ahaigh]

Let me amend my earlier message.  I meant to make Web4Lib a Digest.
Though, the concept of making Volltextsuche online a digest is 
intriguing.  I will get back to you all on that if I come up with anything.

--Adam
U. Pgh

mmitchel at brazosport.edu wrote:

> At 03:02 PM 5/26/05 -0400, ahaigh wrote:
> 
>>Did anyone announce how to make this a Digest?
>>
>>--Adam Haigh
>>U. Pgh.
> 
> 
> 
> A digest of Volltextsuche Online? No, I don't think so. Any suggestions Adam?
> 
> Mike Mitchell
> Brazosport College
> Lake Jackson, TX
> 
> 
> 
> 
>>Karen Coyle wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I think it's a smart move on the part of the publishers to do this 
>>>themselves, thus heading off an effort like Google that is done without 
>>>publisher input. It will be interesting to see if it has "user friendly" 
>>>features that equal those of Google. This reminds me of the argument 
>>>that if the music publishers had been more future-thinking they might 
>>>have averted the p2p movement by satisfying customer needs for online 
>>>content. We never know if that's really true, but this German case may 
>>>give us some idea.
>>>
>>>kc
>>>
>>>Sloan, Bernie wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Looks like the German book industry is setting up its own version of
>>>>Google Print and Amazon's "search within a book" feature: "Volltextsuche
>>>>online"
>>>>
>>>>http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/59940
>>>>Bernie Sloan
>>>>Senior Library Information Systems Consultant, ILCSO
>>>>University of Illinois Office for Planning and Budgeting
>>>>616 E. Green Street, Suite 213
>>>>Champaign, IL  61820
>>>>
>>>>Phone: (217) 333-4895
>>>>Fax:   (217) 265-0454
>>>>E-mail: bernies at uillinois.edu
>>>>
> 
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