EU to build six million volume internet public library
In Libraries and Technology
The European Commissionis to build a European digital library able to display around six million books, photographs and films and available to all internet users by 2010.
US Internet search giant Google started an international race to build an online library when it announced plans in December 2004 to digitise books and documents from a handful of big libraries.
Since then, US Internet and software giants Yahoo, Microsoft and Amazon have announced separate plans while France, upset that private companies took the lead, has pushed for the creation of a public digital library, AFP reports.
connect.educause.edu/blog/st...ary/2074
In Libraries and Technology
The European Commissionis to build a European digital library able to display around six million books, photographs and films and available to all internet users by 2010.
US Internet search giant Google started an international race to build an online library when it announced plans in December 2004 to digitise books and documents from a handful of big libraries.
Since then, US Internet and software giants Yahoo, Microsoft and Amazon have announced separate plans while France, upset that private companies took the lead, has pushed for the creation of a public digital library, AFP reports.
connect.educause.edu/blog/st...ary/2074
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Re: EU to build six million volume internet public library
Sun, March 5, 2006 - 4:05 PMThis is great! The more the better. Many years ago I was told that in Russian universities students could bring text and reference books into their exams and that the basis of this was that it wasn't necessary or even possible to know everything, but if you knew where to locate the knowledge, you were able to function.
This is another step towards making knowledge availabe A3 (Cubed), i.e. any time, anywhere, any device. I hope they are considering the latter as part of that process.
