Comments on: Google’s global library http://www.p2pnet.net/story/3305 p2pnet.net - reader powered Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:11:09 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/3305/comment-page-1#comment-7791 Reader's Write Sat, 18 Dec 2004 14:07:32 +0000 #comment-7791 Someone on the copy editor listserv also pointed out that there are hundreds of libraries just in North American that have books that can realistically never be scanned-'n-searchable; artist notebooks with illos and boustrephon writing, for example. Someone on the copy editor listserv also pointed out that there are hundreds of libraries just in North American that have books that can realistically never be scanned-’n-searchable; artist notebooks with illos and boustrephon writing, for example.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/3305/comment-page-1#comment-7770 Reader's Write Fri, 17 Dec 2004 20:17:16 +0000 #comment-7770 this library project is a fabulous idea. it will give access to billions of people with the desire to learn and discover the cultures of the world, average people without special access to the university communities or libraries. i believe the scholars of history intended for their work to be appreciated by the world, for it's value to humanity. finally, that will happen. this library project is a fabulous idea. it will give access to billions of people with the desire to learn and discover the cultures of the world, average people without special access to the university communities or libraries. i believe the scholars of history intended for their work to be appreciated by the world, for it’s value to humanity. finally, that will happen.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/3305/comment-page-1#comment-7766 Reader's Write Fri, 17 Dec 2004 09:06:13 +0000 #comment-7766 Project Gutenberg already provides free access to "more than 13.000 eBooks" according to their own count. http://www.gutenberg.org/ And they have an experimental feature to search full text too. http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/world/search What does google propose to do better? Nothing I can find. Allegations that google is only interested in the publicity and the potential for profits upon use might not be entirely baseless. Project Gutenberg already provides free access to “more than 13.000 eBooks” according to their own count.

http://www.gutenberg.org/

And they have an experimental feature to search full text too.

http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/world/search

What does google propose to do better? Nothing I can find.

Allegations that google is only interested in the publicity and the potential for profits upon use might not be entirely baseless.

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