[Web4lib] University of California's 100 Libraries JoinGoogle Book-Scanning Project

[Leslie Johnston]

Karen,

Keep in mind that OCA only launched as a formal production effort 
last October, and the delivery service hasn't even launched yet. Give 
OCA a little more time before wondering if it's dying, please. ;-)

At the kickoff meeting last October Brewster was very supportive of 
the participating institutions working with  whatever partners needed 
to get our collections digitized.  He did not brand the project as 
one that's in opposition to Google except in its strategy for 
participants to opt-in rather than opting out in terms of the 
inclusion of copyright works.

My principle concern about UC's participation in Google is that some 
of the UC public domain materials will be found through OCA only and 
some will be found through Google only.  Figuring out what's where as 
a user could get complicated.  It would be nice to see the content 
included in both services, providing multiple ways to discover and 
view the books.

Leslie

At 12:33 PM 8/9/2006, K.G. Schneider wrote:
> > This is why the UC libraries are so pleased to partner in our digitization
> > efforts with the Google Library Program and the members of the Open
> > Content Alliance, all of whom share our compelling vision of 
> access to the public
> > domain."
> >
> > >From a document soon to be posted to the CDL web site. Working with one
> > partner does not preclude working with another.
> > Roy
>
>Sure, I agree with all that on principle... information wants to be
>replicated... etc. I'm just wondering what it means about the Open Content
>Alliance; is it really gaining any traction, or is this a sign that it's not
>really going anywhere.
>
>I'm not trying to tread on any toes, but for UC to participate in the Google
>Project, when OCA was "conceived" (as Wikipedia puts it) as a response to
>Google's closed, secretive nature, makes one wonder, one does, whether OCA
>is just another noble gesture that shall die, along with the principles it
>represents.
>
>Karen G. Schneider
>kgs at bluehighways.com
>
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Leslie Johnston
Head, Digital Access Services
University of Virginia Library
http://lib.virginia.edu/digital/
http://lib.virginia.edu/digital/das/
johnston at virginia.edu