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In Google They Trust
An interesting article swam through my Twitterstream recently that’s a perfect complement to the Project Information Literacy report that Barbara mentioned last week. It’s a recent publication of research by the Web Use Project led by Eszter Hargittai, a professor of Communication Studies at Northwestern University. The article, Trust Online: Young Adults’ Evaluation of Web [...]
Posted by Maura Smale on July 25th, 2010 under Google, Information Literacy, Student Issues.
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Widespread Ignorance About Google B.S.
According to a story in this morning’s Chronicle, many scholars remain “wary” of the Google Book Search project. This is perhaps to be expected (many librarians are wary of it, too, although I prefer to think of our work more as “due diligence”), but more distressing is the conclusion drawn by Pamela Samuelson (UC Berkeley [...]
Posted by Scott Walter on May 15th, 2009 under Copyright, Faculty, Google, Scholarly Communications.
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Libraries on Planet Google
It has been a week since news of the Google settlement with authors and publishers broke. Though rumors had been rife that it was imminent, I was still blown away by the scope of it. Of course the court still has to rule, but the outlines – if they remain intact – are stunning in [...]
Posted by Barbara Fister on November 4th, 2008 under Books, Commercialization, Google, Technology Issues.
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Siva Vaidhyanathan Questions Google Book Search
Friday at the Drexel University Libraries’ Scholarly Communication Symposium, Siva Vaidhyanathan raised some serious questions about the partnership between libraries and Google in a powerful and provocative analysis of Google Book Search.
Siva is unique in that he combines an in-depth knowledge of copyright, a reasoned appreciation for new technology and a clear love and deep [...]
Posted by Marc Meola on April 23rd, 2007 under Books, Commercialization, Google.
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