UMichigan Stands up for Google Print
February 7, 2006
I am not a fan of Google Print, but some people are. Via John Battelle’s SearchBlog, here is a speech (PDF) by Mary Sue Coleman, President of the University of Michigan. She addressed the Professional/Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of American Publishers yesterday and explained the university’s enthusiastic participation in the program. She makes some great points—and is very eloquent. I share her enthusiasm for digital preservation, but I still don’t get why it’s Google’s job, especially when they are doing a mediocre job of it. If I were President Coleman, I would contain my enthusiasm until better partners—and better processes—come along.
UPDATE: I am clearly in the minority on this one. Peter Morville at findability.org was also very impressed with President Coleman’s remarks.
Posted by Bill Trippe at February 7, 2006 11:33 AM
