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Mass digitization of the bound volumes that we generally call “books” has begun, and,
thanks to the interest in Google and all that it does, it is getting widespread media attention …

The digitization of millions of books under programs such as Google Book Search and
Microsoft Live Search Books is dramatically expanding our ability to search and find …

Often, the drawbacks of digitizing a library collection outweigh the benefits. The author
discusses overarching issues librarians must consider before devoting considerable …

For additional information about this article https://doi. org/10.1353/pla. 2011.0029
https://muse. jhu. edu/article/444667 portal: Reviews 872 books. Using a study from the …

Several years ago at another conference sponsored by the University of Oklahoma
Libraries, a very good presentation on the future of research posited a fanciful future scene …

In anticipation of current and future mass digitization projects in which the University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Library will participate, the Library's Conservation Unit …

Abstract The Northwestern University Library has been a pioneer in text and media
digitization. From early efforts primarily focused on enhancing access to reserve material to …

Librarians and archivists find themselves facing the prospect of digitization. Everyone is
doing it, everyone needs it. Discussions rage nationally and internationally concerning what …

Digitization is difficult, and full of lessons learned the hard way. Would-be digitizers find they
cannot plan enough when embarking on a newspaper digitization project. But in spite of …