“Google Books” and mass digitization: The contribution of the Complutense University of Madrid

  • José Antonio Magán Wals Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
  • Eugenio Tardón González Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Biblioteca
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_RGID.2014.v24.n1.45073
Keywords: Google Books, mass digitization, Hathi Trus, Europeana, copyright, fair use, digital preservation, digital libraries

Abstract

Study of mass digitization project that has enabled Google Books scan more than 20 million books worldwide (80% from participating libraries and the rest from more than 50,000 publishers participating in the program). The Library of the Complutense University of Madrid joined in 2006 and 120.574 books were scanned. These are now available in Google, UCM's catalogue and databases, Europeana and Hathi Trust. This has improved the dissemination and preservation of this bibliographic heritage.

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Magán Wals J. A. y Tardón González E. (2014). “Google Books” and mass digitization: The contribution of the Complutense University of Madrid. Revista General de Información y Documentación, 24(1), 9-24. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_RGID.2014.v24.n1.45073
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Vol. 24 No. 1 (2014)
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