Almost as interesting as the article written by Mary Sue Coleman, published in Saturday's Washington Post, called; Riches We Must Share... is the tracking provided by Technorati to display how many Blogs are writing about this article. The writer is president of the University of Michigan, whose library is one of five that have partnered with Google on its digitization project. Here's an excerpt with a link at the bottom to the full story.
Some authors and publishers have cried foul regarding Google's digital library initiative, sparking debate about intellectual property rights in an online age. Beyond the specific legal challenges emerging in the wake of such a sea change, there are deeply important public policy issues at stake. We must not lose sight of the transformative nature of Google's plan or the public good that can come from it. To read more click here.
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