[Web4lib] More info on the Google settlement...

[B.G. Sloan]

The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that "All public libraries in the United States would be given free portals for their patrons" (whatever that means). The Chronicle article also reports some positive reactions from librarians involved in the Google Book Search project:

Article at:

http://chronicle.com/free/2008/10/6010n.htm

Bernie Sloan
Sora Associates
Bloomington, IN


--- On Tue, 10/28/08, B.G. Sloan <bgsloan2 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: B.G. Sloan <bgsloan2 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: Authors, publishers, settle suit with Google
> To: web4lib at webjunction.org
> Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2008, 3:29 PM
> The New York Times mentions an interesting twist to this
> settlement:
> 
> "Libraries, universities, and other organizations will
> also be able to purchase an institutional subscription,
> which will give users the ability to access the full text of
> all the titles in the Google Books index. This, depending on
> the pricing, could turn out to be a revolutionary
> development for libraries."
> 
> See: 
> 
> http://www.nytimes.com/external/readwriteweb/2008/10/28/28readwriteweb-end_of_snippet_view_google_books.html
> 
> Bernie Sloan
> Sora Associates
> Bloomington, IN
> 
> 
> 
> --- On Tue, 10/28/08, B.G. Sloan <bgsloan2 at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > From: B.G. Sloan <bgsloan2 at yahoo.com>
> > Subject: Authors, publishers, settle suit with Google
> > To: web4lib at webjunction.org
> > Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2008, 11:45 AM
> > "Google has reached a landmark agreement with
> authors
> > and publishers to make millions of books available
> online,
> > in a deal that includes a $125m (£80m) payout and the
> end
> > to lawsuits filed by companies including Penguin. The
> > agreement, part of which is subject to the approval of
> the
> > US District Court in New York, comes after two years
> of
> > negotiations between the parties and will mark the end
> of
> > two lawsuits against the Google Book Search
> tool."
> > 
> > Full article:
> > 
> >
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/oct/28/googlethemedia-digitalmedia
> > 
> > Bernie Sloan
> > Sora Associates
> > Bloomington, IN