[Web4lib] Google Allows Downloads of out-of-copyright Books

[Jonathan Gorman]

On Thu, 31 Aug 2006, Brian Sheppard wrote:

> Note that you can view the OCR'd text via Michigan's page-turner interface:
>
> http://mdp.lib.umich.edu/cgi/m/mdp/pt?id=39015016881628;q1=%22great% 
> 20mass%20of%20information%22;start=1;size=25;seq=44;orient=0;view=text

Thanks, been looking for something like that.  You've made may day ;).

I remember hearing Michigan had gotten some of the text, but this actually 
verifies it AND gives me access to the text.


Jonathan T. Gorman
Research Information Specialist
University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana
216 Main Library - MC522
1408 West Gregory Drive
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 244-4688
>
> On August 31, at 3:30 PM, Jonathan Gorman wrote:
>
>> My suspicion is that Google is having not necessarily having a better rate 
>> than many others and probably doesn't want things like the error rate to be 
>> known.  Of course, nothing can compel them to reveal these things, although 
>> I certainly hope people will try.  I myself would like to be able to access 
>> text as well, it would provide some material for some projects I have filed 
>> away in the back of my mind.
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