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Google Reaches Agreement with Authors, Publishers for Book Search
Google has reached an agreement with the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers (AAP), which represented a broad class of authors and publishers to expand online access to in-copyright books and other written materials in the U.S. The publications will come from the library collections participating in Google Book Search. The agreement was reached after two years of negotiations. The deal includes Google dishing out $125 million to establish the Book Rights Registry, which would resolve an existing class action lawsuit brought by the groups. If the court approves, the agreement allows: More Access to Out-of-Print Books --...
Search Headlines & Links: January 28, 2008
Want a snapshot of the day's search marketing news? Here we've collected today's top news stories posted to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with search-related headlines from around the Web: From the SEW Blog: Property of Google? No! The Google of PropertyJust when you thought the days of aspiring Googles had ended, vertical search took on a life of its own. Facebook Ads & Applications: Critical SEM Learning CurveIf your business or agency's search marketing department has dismissed Facebook applications & paid ads, as outside of your product's demographic, think again. SEW Experts: Inside AdWords and Contextual Advertising: The...
Google Generation A Myth: Here's Why
When people are looking for reliable information, they don't trust and use search engines quite as much as you think. According to USC's Center for the Digital Future, only 51% of people currently believe that “most or all of the information produced by search engines is reliable and accurate.” So does everyone settle for the engines anyway? No, it's only part of the mix. Recently the British Library asked people about the specific ways they searched for reliable articles. Regardless of age, personal recommendations were always cited as an important source -- beating out Google Scholar every time. Younger students...
Search Headlines & Links: November 14, 2007
Want a snapshot of the day's search marketing news? Here we've collected today's top news stories posted to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with search-related headlines from around the Web: From the SEW Blog: What Can Local Learn from Universal Search?Local content providers can learn a bit about self-promotion by following the search engines' lead. Using Google Trends to target cities with press releasesA simple yet clever strategy to make sure that your press releases are seen by cities and regions that are looking for your specific keywords. Only Searchable At Your LibraryWhile I'm a big fan of libraries...
Search Headlines & Links: October 9, 2007
Want a snapshot of the day's search marketing news? Here we've collected today's top news stories posted to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with search-related headlines from around the Web:...
Better Search: Libraries or Engines?
The Engines win by a landslide, at least according to current college students. They preferred searching on Google or Yahoo versus their college library systems, based on the attributes of: speed (90%); convenience (84%); ease of use (87%); cost-effectiveness (71%); and reliability (63%). Libraries, however, won on more trustworthy measures including credibility (77%) and accuracy (76%)....
Search Headlines & Links: Jan. 19, 2007
A selection of stories posted to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with search-related headlines from around the Web:...
Google Courts Book Publishers, Librarians
Google held an all-day love-fest for book publishers yesterday at the New York Public Library. The grandiosely named Google Unbound came complete with an all-star cast of Web luminaries: Wired magazine's Chris Anderson (author of "The Long Tail"); author and marketing guru Seth Godin; Cory Doctorow, author, BoingBoing co-editor and USC Fulbright Chair; and Tim O'Reilly....
Search Headlines & Links: Nov. 27, 2006
Below, a recap of stories posted today and since last Wednesday to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with other items we've spotted but not blogged separately. Note that the recap of our stories and headlines around the web are longer than normal due to us being largely off over the Thanksgiving holiday. There was a lot of catch-up to do!...
Search Headlines & Links: Nov. 14, 2006
Below, a recap of stories posted today to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with other items we've spotted but not blogged separately:...
Search Headlines & Links: Nov. 13, 2006
Below, a recap of stories posted today to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with other items we've spotted but not blogged separately:...
Search Headlines & Links: October 18, 2006
Below, a recap of stories posted today to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with other items we've spotted but not blogged separately:...
Search Headlines & Links: October 12, 2006
Below, a recap of stories posted today to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with other items we've spotted but not blogged separately:...
University of Wisconsin-Madison Joins Google Book Search Project
University of Wisconsin-Madison is the next university to join Google's Book Search Project. The University has one of the largest collections of historical documents and books in the US, accounting for about 7.2 million holdings. The University houses the famous Wisconsin Historical Society Library which is also part of this project. The University of Wisconsin-Madison has their release here and Google has their release here and Reuters has their article here....
Search Headlines & Links: September 26, 2006
Below, a recap of stories posted today to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with other items we've spotted but not blogged separately:...
First Non English University To Join Google Book Search Project
Reuters reports that The Complutense University of Madrid, a Spanish university, is to join the Google Book Search scan project as the first library to join in a "non-English-speaking country." The Complutense University's library is the second largest in the country, with 3 million works....
Search Headlines & Links: September 21, 2006
Below, a recap of stories posted today to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with other items we've spotted but not blogged separately:...
Google Book Search Adds "Find It At The Library" Link
The Google Book Search blog announced a feature named "Find this book in a library." How does it work? I went to a book and clicked on the Find this book in a library, which takes you to the OCLC Worldcat. Then you type in your postal code, state, province or country. I entered in a NYC zip code, 10010 into the search box. Then I clicked on the first result and ended up at this page that showed me that the status is available. More details at Google Book Search Help Center....
Search Headlines & Links: September 13, 2006
Below, a recap of stories posted today to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with other items we've spotted but not blogged separately:...
Google: Banning Books In The US Is Bad; Censorship In China, Not So Much
Google's blogging (and here) about how it is supporting the 25th anniversary of the American Library Association's Banned Book Week by posting information about novels that have been challenged or banned from being in libraries within the United States. That's great, but it also rings hollow given Google's support of wide-spread censorship in China....
