RE: Recent Google announcements

["Margaret Landesman" <margaret.landesman@library.utah.edu>]

I don't recall if this has been mentioned already, but on December 31, the
New York Times had an article about Google developing the ability to
search handwritten documents - they were working with George Washington's
letters (written in his own hand and 5-6 secretaries).

There's something that could have a really interesting impact on research
libraries, Margaret Landesman

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[mailto:owner-liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Joseph Esposito
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Subject: Recent Google announcements

I would be interested to know what people are thinking about the recent
Google announcements (Google Scholar, Google Print, etc.) and their
impact on the business of academic librarianship.  If there were a list
called "the meaning of Google," I would like to be on it.  Speculation
appears to be all over the place (what exactly is Google planning to do?
How will this fit into emerging metadata schemes?  Will Google become
the "universal interface" for all research?  Is metasearch dead?  Will
enabling data harvesting by Google become a priority for publishers, and
if so, how wiil this affect the libraries that license content?).  There
appears to be a great deal to learn about this.  As they say at
Starbucks, make it a vente.

Joe Esposito