Paper — Copyright and the Digital Library

Copyright and the Digital LibraryThis paper describes the legal and technical issues which bedevil the creation of online libraries, particularly in relation to copyright. It discusses the Google...

Settlement Near in Google Book Search Lawsuit?

Settlement Near in Google Book Search Lawsuit?Rumors are swirling again that the long-running lawsuit between publishers and Google over its book-scanning program is on the verge of a settlement....

Digitization Projects — Content Updated: 38,800 newspaper pages added - now includes papers publis

From the announcement: On Sept. 23, the Library of Congress added 38,810 newspaper pages to the Chronicling America Web site, expanding coverage into the 1880’s and including content published...

Paper — Free Our Libraries! Why We Need A New Approach to Putting Library Collections Online

Free Our Libraries! Why We Need A New Approach to Putting Library Collections Online (PDF; 128 KB)Long ago, mankind figured out that special kinds of public institutions are needed to preserve...

Google Launches Newspaper Digitization Project

From the SEL article by Chris Sherman: Google, in partnership with a number of North American newspapers, ProQuest and Heritage, has begun digitizing printed newspapers, making them both searchable...