[Web4lib] Google and Libraries

[B.G. Sloan]

Bill Drew said:

"Google and its partner libraries have a clear obligation to the rest of us."

What is this "clear obligation"? It's not obvious to me...

Bernie Sloan
Sora Associates


--- On Tue, 7/8/08, Bill Drew <dreww at tc3.edu> wrote:

> From: Bill Drew <dreww at tc3.edu>
> Subject: [Web4lib] Google and Libraries
> To: COLLIB-L at ala.org, lita-l at ala.org, web4lib at webjunction.org
> Date: Tuesday, July 8, 2008, 11:37 AM
> I posted this on my blog this morning as part of a series of
> postings I
> am writing about Google Librarian Central and its lack of
> updates since
> June 2007.  You can the find the posts at
> http://tinyurl.com/6hyj6h .  I
> have written two so far.  I was a strong supporter and a
> frequent user
> of Google Librarian Central and was actually going to
> submit an article
> to the newsletter.  I am very disappointed in what has
> happened or not
> happened.
>  
> I am asking and challenging the Google Book Search Library
> Partners to
> ask their contacts at Google about the status of Google
> Librarian
> Central. It appears to be next to impossible to get Google
> to respond on
> this topic by going through normal channels such as using
> the Google
> response forms. I am going to compile a list of contacts
> for the Google
> Book Search Library Partners and send them all and e-mail
> requesting
> their assistance in this matter. Google and its partner
> libraries have a
> clear obligation to the rest of us.
> 
> Bill Drew
>  
>  
> -----------------------------------------
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