Gartner analysis of Google Library

["Hamaker, Chuck" <cahamake@email.uncc.edu>]

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Google Virtual-Library Agreement Is Important First Step
16 December 2004
 
Marti Harris  

A true global virtual library is still years away, but academic librarians
and administrators should prepare for the increasing digitization and
online availability of library collections.

...

Event

On 14 December 2004, Google announced an agreement with five major
libraries � those at Stanford, Harvard, the University of Michigan and
Oxford, as well as the New York Public Library � to create digital copies
of books that can be searched using Google.

...
	
Recommendations:

Academic librarians:

    * Work to make the library portal the location of choice for students
accessing Google Print and Google's virtual-library collections. It will
be important for the university keep usage statistics for budgeting and
collection development.

Academic administrators:

    * Start thinking about how access to virtual collections will be
included in your institution�s learning content management plans as
e-learning expectations rapidly increase.

Analytical Source: Marti Harris, Gartner Research
	
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See link for rest of report.  Chuck