Prolific Author Tells Google to Remove His Books From Its Library-Scanning Project

A well-known scholar and his publisher have demanded that Google withdraw his books from the digital archive that the Internet-search company is compiling from the holdings of five university and research libraries.

"The basic problem is copyright violation," said Jacob Neusner, a research professor of theology at Bard College, who has written more than 900 books (The Chronicle, May 9, 1997).

In an interview Mr. Neusner said that he had asked Google to remove his works from its

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