Google and the Myth of Universal Knowledge: A View from EuropeThe recent announcement that Google will digitize the holdings of several major libraries sent shock waves through the book industry and academe. Google presented this digital repository as a first step towards a long-dreamed-of universal library, but skeptics were quick to raise a number of concerns about the potential for copyright infringement and unanticipated effects on the business of research and publishing. |
Contents
Introduction
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3 |
1 Remarkable Progress
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17 |
2 At the Mercy of the Market
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25 |
3 Hyperpower
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4 The Difficulties of a Response
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47 |
5 One European Search Engineor Several?
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6 Organizing Knowledge
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67 |
7 A Cultural Project an Industrial Project
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75 |
A Broader Perspective
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Translators Afterword
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Other editions - View all
Google and the Myth of Universal Knowledge: A View from Europe Jean-Noël Jeanneney No preview available - 2007 |
Google and the Myth of Universal Knowledge: A View from Europe Jean-Noël Jeanneney No preview available - 2006 |
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References to this book
Digitize this Book!: The Politics of New Media, Or why We Need Open Access Now Gary Hall Limited preview - 2008 |