Comments on: On being in bed with Google http://paulcourant.net/2007/11/04/on-being-in-bed-with-google/ Paul Courant's blog about libraries, economics, public policy, and other stuff Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:07:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Microsoft Exits the Mass Digitization Business | Au Courant http://paulcourant.net/2007/11/04/on-being-in-bed-with-google/#comment-277 Microsoft Exits the Mass Digitization Business | Au Courant Sat, 31 May 2008 15:30:30 +0000 http://paulcourant.net/2007/11/04/on-being-in-bed-with-google/#comment-277 [...] want to emphasize, yet again, that I completely agree with Brewster Kahle that it would be a very bad thing if a single [...] [...] want to emphasize, yet again, that I completely agree with Brewster Kahle that it would be a very bad thing if a single [...]

]]> By: thedigitalist.net » A book publisher’s manifesto- Part IV http://paulcourant.net/2007/11/04/on-being-in-bed-with-google/#comment-272 thedigitalist.net » A book publisher’s manifesto- Part IV Fri, 16 May 2008 09:39:58 +0000 http://paulcourant.net/2007/11/04/on-being-in-bed-with-google/#comment-272 [...] with its Book Search program and its alliances with publishers and libraries is going to occupy the place that would otherwise appear to be Amazon’s of becoming our [...] [...] with its Book Search program and its alliances with publishers and libraries is going to occupy the place that would otherwise appear to be Amazon’s of becoming our [...]

]]> By: bowerbird http://paulcourant.net/2007/11/04/on-being-in-bed-with-google/#comment-217 bowerbird Thu, 06 Mar 2008 02:08:49 +0000 http://paulcourant.net/2007/11/04/on-being-in-bed-with-google/#comment-217 > We are getting texts from Google > with em dashes and quotation marks fantastic! congratulations! > These text files do not > include end-of-line hyphens consistently. that often happens in the o.c.r. process, and can be expected. it doesn't indicate a systemic mistake in handling the files... so, in honor of the date, march forth! -bowerbird > We are getting texts from Google
> with em dashes and quotation marks

fantastic! congratulations!

> These text files do not
> include end-of-line hyphens consistently.

that often happens in the o.c.r. process,
and can be expected. it doesn’t indicate
a systemic mistake in handling the files…

so, in honor of the date, march forth!

-bowerbird

]]> By: Perry Willett http://paulcourant.net/2007/11/04/on-being-in-bed-with-google/#comment-216 Perry Willett Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:32:14 +0000 http://paulcourant.net/2007/11/04/on-being-in-bed-with-google/#comment-216 We are getting texts from Google with em dashes and quotation marks, eg "The adventures of Baron Munchausen, from the best English & German editions..": http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015064541447 and a different edition of "Books and Culture" than bowerbird's example from #37 above: http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015034569833 These text files do not include end-of-line hyphens consistently. We are getting new copies of files from Google that will replace the older files with missing em dashes and quotation marks. We are getting texts from Google with em dashes and quotation marks, eg “The adventures of Baron Munchausen, from the best English & German editions..”:
http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015064541447

and a different edition of “Books and Culture” than bowerbird’s example from #37 above:
http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015034569833

These text files do not include end-of-line hyphens consistently.

We are getting new copies of files from Google that will replace the older files with missing em dashes and quotation marks.

]]> By: bowerbird http://paulcourant.net/2007/11/04/on-being-in-bed-with-google/#comment-214 bowerbird Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:36:00 +0000 http://paulcourant.net/2007/11/04/on-being-in-bed-with-google/#comment-214 i assume we’re still on-track. if not, please let me know... happy leap-day... -bowerbird i assume we’re still on-track.
if not, please let me know…

happy leap-day…

-bowerbird

]]> By: Dusty books and shiny toys at Pure Information http://paulcourant.net/2007/11/04/on-being-in-bed-with-google/#comment-183 Dusty books and shiny toys at Pure Information Tue, 05 Feb 2008 03:20:55 +0000 http://paulcourant.net/2007/11/04/on-being-in-bed-with-google/#comment-183 [...] I won’t argue against the utility of Google Book at Michigan–it’s definitely a worthwhile endeavor that never would have taken place outside investment by private industry. Individual text [...] [...] I won’t argue against the utility of Google Book at Michigan–it’s definitely a worthwhile endeavor that never would have taken place outside investment by private industry. Individual text [...]

]]> By: bowerbird http://paulcourant.net/2007/11/04/on-being-in-bed-with-google/#comment-160 bowerbird Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:36:01 +0000 http://paulcourant.net/2007/11/04/on-being-in-bed-with-google/#comment-160 i assume we're still on-track for this solution. if not, please let me know about the hold-up. thank you. -bowerbird i assume we’re still on-track for this solution.
if not, please let me know about the hold-up.

thank you.

-bowerbird

]]> By: hangingtogether.org » Blog Archive » May I speak Openly about mass digitization? http://paulcourant.net/2007/11/04/on-being-in-bed-with-google/#comment-134 hangingtogether.org » Blog Archive » May I speak Openly about mass digitization? Fri, 04 Jan 2008 20:15:16 +0000 http://paulcourant.net/2007/11/04/on-being-in-bed-with-google/#comment-134 [...] Courant’s thoughtful November blog postings regarding the University of Michigan’s Google partnership are helping to focus the [...] [...] Courant’s thoughtful November blog postings regarding the University of Michigan’s Google partnership are helping to focus the [...]

]]> By: bowerbird http://paulcourant.net/2007/11/04/on-being-in-bed-with-google/#comment-82 bowerbird Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:23:04 +0000 http://paulcourant.net/2007/11/04/on-being-in-bed-with-google/#comment-82 great! glad to hear it! -bowerbird great! glad to hear it!

-bowerbird

]]> By: Perry Willett http://paulcourant.net/2007/11/04/on-being-in-bed-with-google/#comment-80 Perry Willett Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:38:29 +0000 http://paulcourant.net/2007/11/04/on-being-in-bed-with-google/#comment-80 We are aware of the problem, and are working with Google to resolve it. We expect it to be resolved by the end of Q1 2008. We are aware of the problem, and are working with Google to resolve it. We expect it to be resolved by the end of Q1 2008.

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