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Will the Public Library, LDS FHL & FH Centers become obsolet

Legg inn av Gjest » 28 des 2004 08:16:07

Will the Public Library, LDS FHL & FH Centers become obsolete?
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Google "announced today that it will make available online
the book collections of five major universities and library
systems. The institutions are Harvard University, Stanford
University, the University of Michigan, Oxford University,
and the New York Public Library system." . . . (press release)
"During the next decade, the company plans to have
employees at the nation's top libraries begin scanning
50 million books, page by page." The LDS FHL and
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/ed ... rial_x.htm
FH Centers missions for genealogy and Temple work are similar
to Google's mission "to organize the world's information
and make it universally accessible and useful. Since a lot
of the world's information isn't yet online, we're helping to
get it there. Google Print puts the content of books where
you can find it most easily - right in Google search results."
http://print.google.com/
.. . .
Under Item # 13:
Google "may expand to add additional libraries in the future.
If you're interested in letting us know about your library's
special collection, . . ."

At present, "It's easy to get involved in the Google Print
program. Just send us your books and we'll scan them
and add them to our search results for free."
https://print.google.com/publisher/
"Open your books to the worldwide audience that's
searching for them. Whether you're a large publisher
or a small press, the Google Print program enables
you to add your books to Google's search results . . ."

Respectfully yours,

Tom Tinney, Sr.
Who's Who in America, Millennium Edition [54th] - 2004
Who's Who In Genealogy and Heraldry, [both editions]
Genealogy and Family History Internet Web Directory
http://www.academic-genealogy.com/

Bill Gatchell

Re: Will the Public Library, LDS FHL & FH Centers become obs

Legg inn av Bill Gatchell » 28 des 2004 14:22:37

The Family History Library has an awful lot of film that could be
scanned in to make available online but it's my understanding there are
alot of agreements with the originator(s) to overcome (i.e. licensing
and copywrite agreements).


vctinney@dcn.org wrote:
Will the Public Library, LDS FHL & FH Centers become obsolete?
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Google "announced today that it will make available online
the book collections of five major universities and library
systems. The institutions are Harvard University, Stanford
University, the University of Michigan, Oxford University,
and the New York Public Library system." . . . (press release)
"During the next decade, the company plans to have
employees at the nation's top libraries begin scanning
50 million books, page by page." The LDS FHL and

http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/ed ... rial_x.htm
FH Centers missions for genealogy and Temple work are similar
to Google's mission "to organize the world's information
and make it universally accessible and useful. Since a lot
of the world's information isn't yet online, we're helping to
get it there. Google Print puts the content of books where
you can find it most easily - right in Google search results."
http://print.google.com/
. . .
Under Item # 13:
Google "may expand to add additional libraries in the future.
If you're interested in letting us know about your library's
special collection, . . ."

At present, "It's easy to get involved in the Google Print
program. Just send us your books and we'll scan them
and add them to our search results for free."
https://print.google.com/publisher/
"Open your books to the worldwide audience that's
searching for them. Whether you're a large publisher
or a small press, the Google Print program enables
you to add your books to Google's search results . . ."

Respectfully yours,

Tom Tinney, Sr.
Who's Who in America, Millennium Edition [54th] - 2004
Who's Who In Genealogy and Heraldry, [both editions]
Genealogy and Family History Internet Web Directory
http://www.academic-genealogy.com/

Roger Rusch

Re: Will the Public Library, LDS FHL & FH Centers become obs

Legg inn av Roger Rusch » 28 des 2004 20:44:06

"Bill Gatchell" <gatchell99@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1104240157.640981.303480@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
The Family History Library has an awful lot of film that could be
scanned in to make available online but it's my understanding there are
alot of agreements with the originator(s) to overcome (i.e. licensing
and copywrite agreements).


vctinney@dcn.org wrote:
Will the Public Library, LDS FHL & FH Centers become obsolete?
---------------------------------------------------
Google "announced today that it will make available online
the book collections of five major universities and library
systems. The institutions are Harvard University, Stanford
University, the University of Michigan, Oxford University,
and the New York Public Library system." . . . (press release)
"During the next decade, the company plans to have
employees at the nation's top libraries begin scanning
50 million books, page by page." The LDS FHL and

http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/ed ... rial_x.htm
FH Centers missions for genealogy and Temple work are similar
to Google's mission "to organize the world's information
and make it universally accessible and useful. Since a lot
of the world's information isn't yet online, we're helping to
get it there. Google Print puts the content of books where
you can find it most easily - right in Google search results."
http://print.google.com/
. . .
Under Item # 13:
Google "may expand to add additional libraries in the future.
If you're interested in letting us know about your library's
special collection, . . ."

At present, "It's easy to get involved in the Google Print
program. Just send us your books and we'll scan them
and add them to our search results for free."
https://print.google.com/publisher/
"Open your books to the worldwide audience that's
searching for them. Whether you're a large publisher
or a small press, the Google Print program enables
you to add your books to Google's search results . . ."

Respectfully yours,

Tom Tinney, Sr.
Who's Who in America, Millennium Edition [54th] - 2004
Who's Who In Genealogy and Heraldry, [both editions]
Genealogy and Family History Internet Web Directory
http://www.academic-genealogy.com/

Why don't you send your books to Gutenberg??

It is free and in place and NOT commercial.
!!!
thanks

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