Deanna Marcum

An incisive history of the controversial Google Books project and the ongoing quest for a universal digital library. Libraries have long talked about providing comprehensive access to information for everyone. But when Google announced in 2004 that it planned to digitise books to make the world's knowledge accessible to all, questions were raised about the roles and responsibilities of libraries,...

An incisive history of the controversial Google Books project and the ongoing quest for a universal digital library Libraries have long talked about providing comprehensive access to information for everyone. But when Google announced in 2004 that it planned to digitise books to make the world's knowledge accessible to all, questions were raised about the roles and responsibilities of libraries,...