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March 04, 2008, 10:12 AM ET
Google Plans to Expand Book-Scanning Partnerships
Marissa Mayer, vice president for search products and user experience at Google, says the company will expand its Book Search project, which has scanned more than a million books in conjunction with several college libraries, among other institutions.
Ms. Mayer talked about the future of the project, and responded to criticisms of it, in a recent Chronicle podcast. Some authors and publishers have sued Google, claiming that the company violates their copyrights, although it does not display the full text of copyrighted works.
The Book Search project will eventually involving scanning more than books, she suggests. “Google’s mission is to organize all the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful,” Ms. Mayer says. “Our CEO likes to stress that when we said “all,” we really meant all. So while we might prioritize what order we’re doing things in, we really do think it’s valuable to digitize and provide all the world’s information online.” —Jeffrey R. Young
Categories: Libraries
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