Perspectives on Google’s Library Digitization Plan

A thoughtful and provocative commentary on all the hype surrounding Google’s announcement this week, by Michael Gorman, dean of Library Services, California State University, Fresno, and president-elect of the American Library Association, in today’s Los Angeles Times (reg. req’d).

  • See also this related San Francisco Chronicle article, ‘Googleizing’ libraries won’t replace books.
  • In addition, more commentary as follows: Library Books Are OK, But Here’s What Google Should Really Be Concentrating On and Questions and Praise for Google Web Library
  • Posted in: Libraries, Search Engines