[Web4lib] Report on Google Book Search discussion at ALA Midwinter

[B.G. Sloan]

Library Journal has a report on a Midwinter panel discussion focused on the Google Book Search project.

Here's the introductory paragraph:

"In a lively, sometimes contentious discussion Saturday at the American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting in Denver, Dan Clancy, engineering director for the Google Book Search Project, diligently explicated the proposed settlement with publishers and authors over books scanned from libraries, but was unable to answer some pressing questions from librarians, noting that the settlement itself remains unresolved."

Full Text at:

http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6633319.html

Bernie Sloan
Sora Associates
Bloomington, IN