Re: By Katie Hafner. Several major research libraries have rebuffed offers from Google and Microsoft to scan their books into computer databases, saying they were put off by restrictions these companies wanted to place on the new digital collections.

On 2007-10-20, Don Saklad wrote:

> By Katie Hafner
> http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/10/19/business/19library.php
> http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/10/19/business/19library.php?page=2

>    Bernard Margolis, president of the Boston Public
>    Library, rejected Google's offer. (Robert Spencer for
>    The New York Times)
>
> Research libraries close their books to Google and
> Microsoft
>
>    By Katie Hafner
>    Published: October 19, 2007
>      E-Mail Article
>      Listen to Article
>
>    Several major research libraries have rebuffed offers
>    from Google and Microsoft to scan their books into
>    computer databases, saying they were put off by
>    restrictions these companies wanted to place on the
>    new digital collections.
>
>    The research libraries, including a large consortium
>    in the Boston area, are instead signing on with the
>    Open Content Alliance, a nonprofit effort to make
>    digital material as widely accessible as possible.

Is this _good news_ from the BPL Cabal for a change?

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