Here are a few more articles about the OCA vs. Google project. And, to answer Perian's question, there will be duplication of scanning in some cases, however access models will be different.
CNN.com Google library: open culture? <http://edition.cnn.com/2006/BUSINESS/12/19/google.books.ap/>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/BUSINESS/12/19/google.books.ap/ Seattle PI A countercrusade to Google's crusade <http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/296561_digitallibrary20.html>http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/296561_digitallibrary20.html KESQ Google's book-scanning efforts trigger philosophical debate <http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=5837749&nav=9qrx>http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=5837749&nav=9qrx Mary W. Elings Archivist for Digital Collections The Bancroft Library University of California Berkeley, CA 94720-6000 ph 510-643-2273 At 03:43 PM 12/20/2006, Perian Sully wrote: >Found this via the ever-interesting BoingBoing: >http://edition.cnn.com/2006/BUSINESS/12/19/google.books.ap/ > >"The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is funding the Internet Archive to scan >rare, unusual and culturally significant books and artworks at a bunch >of major institutions, including the Boston Public Library, the >Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Getty Research Institute. The grant >comes out of Sloan's concern that commercial entities are becoming the >default repositories of the world's cultural heritage, and that the >restrictions corporations impose on access to the works they display >don't serve the public good." > >I have to wonder what will happen to those non-copyrighted books already >scanned by Google and others. I admit to some curiosity about any >agreements between Google and those libraries it had contracted with to >scan their collections. Will those libraries be allowed to hand over >scans of the non-copyrighted books to the Internet Archive? (my gut >feeling is "no" and a different copy will have to be scanned again). > >"The works to be scanned include the personal library of John Adams, >America's second president, and thousands of images from the >Metropolitan Museum." > >I also wonder at that images they're going to scanning. So could this >grant turn into a huge ARTstor/AMICO-like digital library for libraries, >archives, AND museums? I have to admit - I like the sound of that. > >-- >Perian Sully >Collection Database and Records Administrator >Judah L. Magnes Museum >2911 Russell St. >Berkeley, CA 94705 >510-549-6950 x 335 > > >_______________________________________________ >You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum >Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > >To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > >To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l
