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Expanding Access to Books: Implications of the Google Books Settlement Agreement

 

On July 21, 2009 in Rabb Lecture Hall, Open Knowledge Commons sponsored an informative panel discussion on the Google Books settlement agreement and what it will mean for the academic, library, and business communities.

Google Book Search is an ambitious project to digitize the world's books. Six years, many million works, and two U.S. lawsuits later, the project is now set to change dramatically. Google has reached a settlement agreement with authors and publishers that, if approved by the court, will have sweeping implications for writers, readers, scholars, librarians, and the public at large.

Speakers:

Moderated by Maura Marx, Executive Director, Open Knowledge Commons.

Length: 1h 42m