Google’s Digital Library Failed–Can Academics Succeed?

Academic librarians, led by Harvard’s, are positioning themselves as the successors to Google’s scuttled vision for a massive digital library. But do they lack a coherent vision? Not long ago a federal judge in Manhattan scuttled Google ‘s plans to create a digital universal library (a dream kicked off when Larry Page scanned “The Google Book” years ago–his company has since scanned 15 million more).

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Google’s Digital Library Failed–Can Academics Succeed?