Return-Path: Sender: To: CNI-ANNOUNCE Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:36:36 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [173.73.24.43] (HELO CNI-Joan-MB-IC2.home) by cni.org (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.12) with ESMTPS id 4220862 for cni-announce@cni.org; Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:22:28 -0400 X-Original-Message-Id: <92F61A2D-9A5B-407D-B4E7-DE29BEB16350@cni.org> From: Joan Lippincott X-Original-To: cni-announce@cni.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-21-356074326 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v936) Subject: Google Book Project: EDUCAUSE Live X-Original-Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:21:37 -0400 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.936) --Apple-Mail-21-356074326 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Register for the free EDUCAUSE Live session by following the link below: "The Google Book Scanning Project: Issues and Updates" http://net.educause.edu/live0916 1-2pm U.S. Eastern Time, Wednesday, September 2. No charge, but registration required. Archived for future (re)viewing. Speakers: Jonathan Band Counsel Library Copyright Alliance Dan Clancy Engineering Director Google Book Search Summary: For about five years, Google has been scanning and indexing millions of volumes drawn from academic libraries and other sources worldwide. The project has been greeted with high praise but also with lawsuits. In the latter category, a judge will shortly decide whether to approve a settlement reached last year by Google and several organizations representing authors and publishers. The issues swirling around the settlement include the treatment of absent rightsholders, user privacy, and competition. This session will offer a status report on the project and explore both sides of these questions. --Apple-Mail-21-356074326 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Register for the free = EDUCAUSE Live session by following the link = below:

"The Google Book Scanning Project: = Issues and Updates"


1-2pm U.S. Eastern Time, Wednesday, = September 2. No charge, but registration required. Archived for future = (re)viewing.

Speakers:
Jonathan = Band
Counsel
Library Copyright Alliance

Dan = Clancy
Engineering Director
Google Book = Search

Summary:

For about five = years, Google has been scanning and indexing millions of volumes drawn = from academic libraries and other sources worldwide. The project has = been greeted with high praise but also with lawsuits. In the latter = category, a judge will shortly decide whether to approve a settlement = reached last year by Google and several organizations representing = authors and publishers. The issues swirling around the settlement = include the treatment of absent rightsholders, user privacy, and = competition. This session will offer a status report on the project and = explore both sides of these = questions.

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