Is Google Faster Than The Library?

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Google Library Used To Undercut Google
Print

Google Library Used To Undercut Google
Print 06/17/2005 03:33 PM
Last month, in discussing how publisher s were angry at Google for its book scanning project, we noted that Google had decided to scan some books without the publisher's permission, citing fair use rights. It turns out the situation is a bit more complex. What really appears to have happened is the collis ion of two different book scanning projects. The first, Google Print, was where Google partnered with publishers and promised them that the scanned books would (a) help sell more books and (b) more importantly, allow them to get ad revenue associated with contextual ads alongside any pages that people viewed. However, soon afterwards, Google tied this project with their Google Library project, where they were partnering with libraries to scan all of their books. In those cases, there was no revenue sharing argument. The benefit for the libraries is that Google pays the expense of digitizing their entire collection, which the library then gets to use. Of course, there's a potential conflict here, as Google can scan a library book, even though the publisher of the book refused to take part in Google Print -- or, even if they agreed to take part, but now they won't get the revenue share from the ads. In some sense, again, it comes down to a question of "ownership." The publishers view ownership from the intellectual property point of view, saying that they own the words, and no one can do anything with them without permission. The libraries, on the other hand, are viewing ownership in the more tangible sense, along with the right of first sale -- saying that, if they own the physical books, they should have the rights to do what they want with them. It's a fine line, of course, but given the way the courts have been acting lately, it would seem likely that they would side with the publishers -- and claim that the libraries were violating the publishers' rights in digitizing the books in the first place.

Power trip Can computers keep getting
faster and faster?

Power trip Can computers keep getting
faster and faster? 07/25/2004 04:11 AM
BBC Jul 25 2004 7:52AM GMT

Google Tag Library

Google Tag Library 12/20/2003 05:00 PM
UML Diagram

The Library of Google

The Library of Google 03/13/2003 10:16 AM
>> http://azeem.azhar.co.uk/archives/000261.php >> http://blog.mediacooperative.com/mt-comments.cgi?entry_id=3379 Google's been very friendly towards the blog community, as evidenced most recently by their plans (stated...

Google Library

Google Library 12/19/2004 03:41 PM
Google Library As has been reported quite widely, Google has begun a massive digitization project with five libraries: Stanford University (all 8M) University of Michigan (all 7M) Harvard University (pilot of 40,000 out of 15M) New York Public Library (pilot; expand to 20M) Oxford's Bodleian Library (1M public domain) The total covered by existing agreements is said to be 15 million. Each is estimated to cost $10 to scan. Stanford's scanning unit is said to be able to do 100,000 pages a day. Oxford's scanning unit is said to be able to do 10,000 books per week. If all of them are that speed then by my math it will take a little over five years to scan them all. Similarly, the University of Michigan says the project will take six years. Most agreements indicate that the hosting library will get a digital copy of their books, which apparently they will then host for their users. In addition, Google will throw all the books into its Google Print service. Some books are already available through the service. For example, Books and Culture is an out-of-copyright book from 1896. Note that unlike a publisher-submitted book, you can easily link to or view any page: the cover, the University of Michigan bookplate, page 50, the U of M checkout slip, the back cover. You can also search the full text leading to a standard Google results page with links and snippets. Click on any of the links and the resulting page will highlight your search terms, just like Google Catalog. Sadly, it seems the only thing not available is the full text of the books. However, it is pretty easy to get the underlying images of the pages (tho not as easy as simply looking at the page, alas) so one could certainly OCR it themselves if they liked, although it'd likely not be as good as Google's work. Things look much worse for in-copyright books. For example, The Role of GATT in Relation to Trade and Development was only published in 1964 and is apparently in-copyright. One can thus only get back practically useless snippets while the fat-cats at Google have the whole thing. Fortunately, "Google is negotiating with various publishers to facilitate arrangements to make works more easily accessible while providing appropriate protections for copyright holders" for in-copyright library books. It will be interesting to see how much success they have. It's not clear how to search Google for just library books, or even just books, or to find out how many they have, but here are the handful I know about, all from U. of M. (books published after 1923 are copyrighted): Darwin, and After Darwin (1906) True Stories of Pioneer Life (1924) Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War, 1861-1865 (C) The Return of the Middle Class (1922) The Role of GATT in Relation to Trade and Development (1964) Books and Culture (1896) A New View of Society & Other Writings (1927) Do you hold the copyright on a book? Does your book have an ISBN? If you answered yes to both these questions, you don't have to wait for all this. You can simply sign up to Google Print, send Google a copy of your book, and they'll scan it in and OCR it for you for free! Then they'll send you checks with all the money your book makes through ads! So please do it! Please? A closing thought. Much of the discussion around this endeavor has focused on its effect for the largely-affluent and privileged children who go to the major universities from which the books are taken. Will they stop going to the library? Will they miss the smell of dead trees? Will they be able to do research more efficiently? With all due respect, this is the wrong group to think about. The real beneficiaries of this scanning should be the less fortunate people around the world who barely have access to a library, let alone a world-class one. Let us scan these books for them....

Google Becomes a Library?

Google Becomes a Library? 12/19/2004 03:06 PM
Got to tell you, the news about Google helping to digitize books from various libraries is just not that shocking to me. The reality that Google now has some deep pockets and they are wanting to make impressions in all the right areas has never been so apparent. Now for those of you wondering, Google is not going to be doing this monumental effort just for a stack of romance novels. Nope, instead they are… Direct and Related Links for 'Google Becomes a Library?'

Google Library: Peril for Publishers?

Google Library: Peril for Publishers? 06/17/2005 07:22 PM

Is Google Watching Your Library Visits?

Is Google Watching Your Library Visits? 02/01/2005 10:05 PM
Google-Watch: Appeal to the American Library Association. Google-Watch points out the frightening possibility that Google's personally identifiable cookie could allow the FBI to see what books you read using Google Library. Other problems with the Google Library project include the fact that the agreements are not available and possibly contain restrictive requirements about how the library can used the scanned copies of the books....

Google Puts Library Collections Online

Google Puts Library Collections Online 12/19/2004 03:06 PM
Search technology pioneer Google is archiving the collections from some of the world's leading libraries, putting millions of volumes at the fingertips of Internet users.

Google to announce library database
collaborations

Google to announce library database
collaborations 12/19/2004 03:46 PM
Google plans to announce agreements with five major libraries to begin the digitization of holdings that will be available for online searches.

Old Search Engine, the Library, Tries to
Fit Into a Google World

Old Search Engine, the Library, Tries to
Fit Into a Google World 06/20/2004 10:05 PM
Librarians have increasingly seen people use online search sites not to supplement research libraries but to replace them.

Privacy issues with Google library
search? Not!

Privacy issues with Google library
search? Not! 06/22/2005 02:06 AM
This definitely goes under the category of Life on Other Planets. Anyone who thinks that what Google is doing is inherently more evil than what happens at any brick and mortar library must have been watching ‘The Matrix’ a few too many times. The author, Elinor Mills, seems to think that some horrific breach of privacy is involved. No doubt she never visits real libraries, with their card files full of personally identifiable customer lists… Direct and Related Links for 'Privacy issues with Google library search? Not!'

3G to Boost Speed, Faster and Faster

3G to Boost Speed, Faster and Faster 01/05/2005 04:20 PM
Wi-Fi Networking News Jan 5 2005 7:24PM GMT

Using Google Scholar at Georgia State
University Library

Using Google Scholar at Georgia State
University Library 12/22/2004 01:27 AM
The Georgia State University Library has a very nice page on using Google Scholar at http://www.library.gsu.edu/googlescholar/. Find the reference in Google, find it locally, and if you need help consult...

Google Turns a New Page with Digital
Library Project

Google Turns a New Page with Digital
Library Project 12/19/2004 03:06 PM
Google announced an agreement Tuesday with Oxford University and some leading U.S. research libraries to begin converting their holdings into digital files searchable over the Web.

French To Provide Alternative To Google
Library Project

French To Provide Alternative To Google
Library Project 03/17/2005 03:49 AM
Addict3d.org Mar 17 2005 7:48AM GMT

Hey, Your Library's Books Are in My
Google. No, Your Google Is in My Library
Books.

Hey, Your Library's Books Are in My
Google. No, Your Google Is in My Library
Books. 12/19/2004 03:36 PM

So the big< /a> news is about Google and libraries. I don't feel the need to comment on this right now, as you can find plenty of other places for that. However, here are a few angles I haven't seen discussed elsewhere in the library blogosphere.

• Librari es and the Internet
  
  "More broadly, the Internet can profoundly improve the relationship between libraries and society. For example, there are two major libraries in my town -- a college library, and a public library. My library card works in both places. I used to favor the college library, because there was open WiFi access there -- which meant, among other things, that I could use LibraryLookup from my laptop to find books in the stacks. Recently, though, the college shut down its open access point. And from an IT administrator's point of view, I can understand why. Not long after, the public library installed an open access point. So now it's my favorite spot, and lately I notice other mobile professionals congregating there too." [Jon Udell's Weblog
  (Click over to read Jon's story about getting locked in the library, too!)


• "A quick calculation using the figures above suggests an average scan rate of 3200 volumes per day (assuming 365 days/year for 6 years) at the University of Michigan site alone." [Tito Sierra on the WEB4 LIB mailing list]


• "An even quicker calculation shows that they will need to digitize 2.25 books _a_minute_, 24 hours/day, 365 days/year to digitize 7 million volumes in six years." [Roy Tennant on the WEB4 LIB mailing list]

It's times like this when I wish Karen Coyle had< /a> a blog.

XML-Deviant: Faster, Faster!

XML-Deviant: Faster, Faster! 12/19/2004 03:49 PM
Edd Dumbill reports on debate about making XML faster and leaner and offers the opportunity to send nominations for this year's XML Anti-Awards.

Linksys says faster..FASTER!

Linksys says faster..FASTER! 01/04/2005 08:10 PM
Over at CES, Linksys will be announcing a new series of 802.11g products that integrate SRX, a new speed boosting feature.

Currently, 802.11g networks have a range of between 120 and 160 feet and a transfer at 54mbps.

Linksys claims that the SRX enabled 802.11g products can provide 3 times the range (450 feet) and is 8 times faster (i.e. nearly USB 2 speed wireless).

It's completely compatible with other 802.11g and 802.11b networks.

The wireless router is expected to sell for $199 and each card around $129 and should be available at stores shortly.

News source: In-House


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"RipDigital is a bulk CD-ripping
operation: send them your CD library and
they'll ship your library back in MP3
format"

"RipDigital is a bulk CD-ripping
operation: send them your CD library and
they'll ship your library back in MP3
format" 01/12/2004 02:57 AM

Delicious Library 1.0: Easy, Fun Library
Software Catalogs Your Media

Delicious Library 1.0: Easy, Fun Library
Software Catalogs Your Media 03/17/2005 03:10 AM

In addition to being useful and easy to use, it's just plain fun. By Mathew Honan, Macworld

Denver Public Library Launches New
Digital Library

Denver Public Library Launches New
Digital Library 05/06/2004 05:47 AM
Denver Public Library Launches New Digital Library
http://snipurl.com/65h2

Denver Public Library?s new online service is giving city residents access to popular eBooks directly from their homes and offices. The Library serves over a half-million residents and 80% of the city?s population has a library card and access to the new service. ?This is an exciting opportunity to provide eBooks to the city,? said Michelle Jeske, Manager of Web Information Services. ?This year, we saw a 24% increase in the number of online library transactions. eBooks that can be downloaded from our website fit very well with this kind of public demand,? she added.

State Library of Tasmania: Image Library

State Library of Tasmania: Image Library 01/16/2004 11:02 AM
State Library of Tasmania, Heritage Collection Image Library.

Google’s Library Project: Questions,
Questions, Questions

Google’s Library Project: Questions,
Questions, Questions 01/03/2005 07:10 PM

Busted For Using Library Wi-Fi Outside
The Library

Busted For Using Library Wi-Fi Outside
The Library 09/01/2004 06:32 AM

World's Largest Online Library Joins
ISTE in Promoting Technology in
Education - Questia Online Library and
Research Service Joins ISTE 100

World's Largest Online Library Joins
ISTE in Promoting Technology in
Education - Questia Online Library and
Research Service Joins ISTE 100 06/14/2004 02:07 AM
Questia, world's largest online library and research service joins ISTE 100 to promote effective use of technology in the classroom. [PRWEB Jun 14, 2004]

British Library Launches British Library
Direct

British Library Launches British Library
Direct 06/05/2005 11:20 PM
The British Library has announced British Library Direct, which is a pay-as-you-go service that offers nine million articles from 20,000 international research journals. These articles go back five years, and...

I'm faster than you are

I'm faster than you are 03/08/2004 11:12 PM
RCN, my ISP, has recently upped its performance to 5 gigabits. (I sometimes get my units confused so go ahead and have a good laugh at a dumb liberal arts major.) According to DSLreports. I'm running at 4.1 and SpeedCheck says I'm at 4.4. I don't mean to rub your faces in it, but downloading is pretty durn peppy. Why, my pornographic spam is downloading in a fraction of the time that it used to! (Upload times are still under 700kbps.) So, when will RCN start offering Voice over IP?...

All in the name of going faster

All in the name of going faster 08/16/2004 11:49 AM
globetechnology.com Aug 16 2004 3:44PM GMT

Faster, faster, faster...

Faster, faster, faster... 05/18/2004 08:45 AM
Changed the layout of the page slightly, resulting in significantly improved rendering speed. It's funny how a small piece of Javascript in a wrong place can suddenly block the entire rendering...

Note to self (which every web-designer knows, but often forgets in a hurry - and that's my story and I'm sticking to it): Always put the important content first, and all your fluff last.

Let me know if this does not work with some browsers. Don't bother with Netscape 4 :)

Crackers Are Faster Than You

Crackers Are Faster Than You 08/18/2004 02:49 PM

Here's a scary statistic that I hadn't considered before: SANS keeps a graph of the amount of time you can have an unprotected PC on the Internet before you get some kind of exploit probe. Since last year, this time has gone from 40-60 minutes down to around 20-30 minutes, which is less time than you usually need to download your service packs and patches for a new install.

The average time between probes will vary widely from network to network. Some of our submitters subscribe to ISPs which block ports commonly used by worms. As a result, these submitters report a much longer 'survival time'. On the other hand, University Networks and users of high speed internet services are frequently targeted with additional scans from malware like bots. If you are connected to such a network, your 'survival time' will be much smaller.

SANS includes a link to a PDF entitled 'Windows XP: Surviving the First Day'. As always, a $60 broadband router/firewall box will deal with most of these problems for you.

Via SlashDot.

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Bluetooth gets faster with EDR

Bluetooth gets faster with EDR 06/08/2004 01:59 PM
I4U Jun 8 2004 5:35PM GMT

Bluetooth gets faster

Bluetooth gets faster 06/08/2004 03:37 PM
Engadget Jun 8 2004 6:52PM GMT

Faster than the speed of 'n'

Faster than the speed of 'n' 08/14/2004 09:49 AM

An ever-faster superhighway

An ever-faster superhighway 06/17/2005 04:29 PM
globetechnology.com Jun 17 2005 7:38PM GMT

Faster XML ahead?

Faster XML ahead? 03/23/2005 07:46 AM
The W3C is closer to tackling sluggish XML performance, but not everyone agrees with the group's approach.

Fiber gets faster

Fiber gets faster 11/10/2003 11:12 PM
The ITU approves a new standard for transmitting data across optical fiber. And it's fast. Very fast.

Faster at the tills

Faster at the tills 07/06/2004 11:18 PM
Sunday Times South Africa Jul 7 2004 3:05AM GMT

Mac Supercomputer Just Got Faster

Mac Supercomputer Just Got Faster 10/30/2003 05:58 AM
The first supercomputer made from a cluster of Macs is on track to become the world's third-fastest machine, according to the latest test results. Leander Kahney reports from the O'Reilly Mac OS X Conference in Santa Clara, California.
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