UC Libraries Mass Digitization Projects
Millions of books from the UC Libraries are being scanned through our participation in mass digitization projects. These projects expand the UC Libraries ability to give faculty, students and the public access to information and support our exploration of new service models. The UC Libraries are currently participating in two mass digitization projects: Google Book Search, and digitization via the Internet Archive/Open Content Alliance.
CDL in consultation with HOPS has compiled a list of frequently asked questions:
- 2,244,467 volumes
- 800, 601,379 pages
- 377,431 public domain volumes
See also sections below:
- UC Contracts With Digitization Partners
- The Google Settlement
- HathiTrust shared digital repository
- Reports & Presentations
- UC Projects in the News
- Where to find UC books
UC Contracts With Digitization Partners
The Google Settlement
- The UC libraries support the public benefits provided by the settlement between Google, the Authors Guild, and the Association of American Publishers. See the press release: October 28, 2008 [HTML]
- Frequently asked questions about how the settlement impacts libraries and users: October 28, 2008 [PDF]
- A Guide for the Perplexed: Libraries and the Google Library project Settlement, by Jonathan Band [HTML]
HathiTrust shared digital repository
- UC has recently joined the HathiTrust, a shared repository of mass digitized materials, as a founding partner. Press release [PDF]
- More information about the UC Libraries’ participation in the Hathi Trust on InsideCDL [HTML]
- HathiTrust web site [HTML]
Reports & Presentations
Mass Digitization, Google, and the HathiTrust: Re-envisioning (and Re-purposing) Collections, Ivy Anderson, April 10, 2009 [PPT]
Massively Digitizing UC Library Collections Google, Microsoft, and More, Heather Christenson & Ivy Anderson, April 2008 [PPT]
Book Discovery in a Mass Digitized Environment, Heather Christenson & Steve Toub, Digital Library Federation Fall Forum, 2007 [PPT]
UC's projects in the news
*Please note that CDL cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of information reported by the media.*
UC library books are being turned into bits [HTML], and Digital Book Projects at University of California [HTML]
Google books scanning pays off for scholars, KGO-TV San Francisco, January 21, 2008 [VIDEO]
UC Santa Cruz Library Goes Digital, KSBW Santa Cruz [VIDEO]
UC Santa Cruz ships books to Google for Book Search project, Santa Cruz Sentinel [HTML]
UCSD Joins with Google to Digitize Books, KPBS San Diego, April 2, 2008 [AUDIO]
Press release [ HTML]