Comments on: One Million Digitized Books http://paulcourant.net/2008/02/02/one-million-digitized-books/ Paul Courant's blog about libraries, economics, public policy, and other stuff Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:09:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: University of Michigan celebrates millionth digitized book with incredible photo set « Do I really want to touch that with my hand? http://paulcourant.net/2008/02/02/one-million-digitized-books/#comment-188 University of Michigan celebrates millionth digitized book with incredible photo set « Do I really want to touch that with my hand? Thu, 07 Feb 2008 23:18:30 +0000 http://paulcourant.net/2008/02/02/one-million-digitized-books/#comment-188 [...] Sure — you’ve probably heard the University of Michigan folks shouting from their blogs and website that they placed their “millionth book from their collection online.” Now, [...] [...] Sure — you’ve probably heard the University of Michigan folks shouting from their blogs and website that they placed their “millionth book from their collection online.” Now, [...]

]]> By: 1 million scanned at U Mich « Let’s Shall http://paulcourant.net/2008/02/02/one-million-digitized-books/#comment-187 1 million scanned at U Mich « Let’s Shall Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:28:53 +0000 http://paulcourant.net/2008/02/02/one-million-digitized-books/#comment-187 [...] the Dean of Libraries at U of M talks a bit about why this is so darned cool, and what we can expected in the [...] [...] the Dean of Libraries at U of M talks a bit about why this is so darned cool, and what we can expected in the [...]

]]> By: Adam Hodgkin http://paulcourant.net/2008/02/02/one-million-digitized-books/#comment-186 Adam Hodgkin Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:36:19 +0000 http://paulcourant.net/2008/02/02/one-million-digitized-books/#comment-186 http://exacteditions.blogspot.com/2008/02/university-of-michigan-has-1-million.html .....Michigan's reputation will soar (rightly). Universities are highly competitive and international competition is getting more urgent, this is a knowledge race. Michigan will be at the head of a chasing pack. http://exacteditions.blogspot.com/2008/02/university-of-michigan-has-1-million.html

…..Michigan’s reputation will soar (rightly). Universities are highly competitive and international competition is getting more urgent, this is a knowledge race. Michigan will be at the head of a chasing pack.

]]> By: hangingtogether.org » Blog Archive » Congratulations to U. Michigan for Its 1 Millionth Digitized Book Milestone! http://paulcourant.net/2008/02/02/one-million-digitized-books/#comment-182 hangingtogether.org » Blog Archive » Congratulations to U. Michigan for Its 1 Millionth Digitized Book Milestone! Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:43:14 +0000 http://paulcourant.net/2008/02/02/one-million-digitized-books/#comment-182 [...] Courant wrote in his Au Courant blog on February 2 that the University of Michigan achieved a significant milestone: it had just [...] [...] Courant wrote in his Au Courant blog on February 2 that the University of Michigan achieved a significant milestone: it had just [...]

]]> By: MLC Blog » UofM Announces 1 Millionth Digitized Book http://paulcourant.net/2008/02/02/one-million-digitized-books/#comment-181 MLC Blog » UofM Announces 1 Millionth Digitized Book Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:45:21 +0000 http://paulcourant.net/2008/02/02/one-million-digitized-books/#comment-181 [...] University of Michigan announced the digitization of the millionth book this weekend. Most of the million volumes are products of [...] [...] University of Michigan announced the digitization of the millionth book this weekend. Most of the million volumes are products of [...]

]]> By: userslib.com » One Million Digitized Books http://paulcourant.net/2008/02/02/one-million-digitized-books/#comment-180 userslib.com » One Million Digitized Books Sun, 03 Feb 2008 23:58:59 +0000 http://paulcourant.net/2008/02/02/one-million-digitized-books/#comment-180 [...] Read what our University Librarian Paul Courant has to say about it. [...] [...] Read what our University Librarian Paul Courant has to say about it. [...]

]]> By: stevendkrause.com » U of M has 1,000,000 digital books http://paulcourant.net/2008/02/02/one-million-digitized-books/#comment-179 stevendkrause.com » U of M has 1,000,000 digital books Sun, 03 Feb 2008 17:10:51 +0000 http://paulcourant.net/2008/02/02/one-million-digitized-books/#comment-179 [...] term on the implications of digitizing books, and this is news that seems very much up that alley: “One Million digitized books” at the U of M library. From [...] [...] term on the implications of digitizing books, and this is news that seems very much up that alley: “One Million digitized books” at the U of M library. From [...]

]]> By: bowerbird http://paulcourant.net/2008/02/02/one-million-digitized-books/#comment-173 bowerbird Sun, 03 Feb 2008 07:52:18 +0000 http://paulcourant.net/2008/02/02/one-million-digitized-books/#comment-173 great news! congratulations! and an especially poignant message to be delivering on groundhog day... :+) now, how about a means of searching _specifically_ for (and in) those books? it would be nice to have this number be _verifiable_ (not that we don't trust you). -bowerbird great news! congratulations!

and an especially poignant message
to be delivering on groundhog day… :+)

now, how about a means of searching
_specifically_ for (and in) those books?

it would be nice to have this number be
_verifiable_ (not that we don’t trust you).

-bowerbird

]]> By: U of M Reaches 1 Million | Library Stuff http://paulcourant.net/2008/02/02/one-million-digitized-books/#comment-171 U of M Reaches 1 Million | Library Stuff Sun, 03 Feb 2008 01:58:23 +0000 http://paulcourant.net/2008/02/02/one-million-digitized-books/#comment-171 [...] One million digitized books on the way to 7.5… [...] [...] One million digitized books on the way to 7.5… [...]

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