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The''' Michigan Digitization Project''' is a project in partnership with [[Google books]] to digitize the entire print collection of the [[University of Michigan Library]]. The digitized collection, called '''MBooks''', is searchable in the University of Michigan library catalog, [http://mirlyn.lib.umich.edu/ Mirlyn], as well as in [[Google Book Search]]. Full-text of works that are out of copyright or in the public ___domain are available. <ref>Carlson Scott and Jeffrey R. Young. "Google Will Digitize and Search Millions of Books From 5 Leading Research Libraries," [http://chronicle.com/daily/2004/12/2004121401n.htm ''The Chronicle of Higher Education'', December 14, 2004.] </ref>

The''' Michigan Digitization Project''' is a project in partnership with [[Google Books]] to digitize the entire print collection of the [[University of Michigan Library]]. The digitized collection is available through the University of Michigan Library catalog, [http://mirlyn-classic.lib.umich.edu/ Mirlyn], the [http://www.hathitrust.org/ HathiTrust Digital Library], and Google Books. Full-text of works that are out of copyright or in the public ___domain are available.<ref>Carlson Scott and Jeffrey R. Young. "Google Will Digitize and Search Millions of Books From 5 Leading Research Libraries," [http://chronicle.com/article/Google-Will-Digitize-and/36405/ ''The Chronicle of Higher Education'', December 14, 2004.]</ref><ref>Carnevale, Dan. "U. of Michigan Unveils Its Book-Scanning Contract With Google," [http://chronicle.com/dailyarticle/2005U-of-Michigan-Unveils-Its/06121167/2005062001t.htm ''The Chronicle of Higher Education'', June 20, 2005] </ref>, <ref> Foster, Andrea L. "U. of Michigan Presidentpresident Defends Library's Role in Controversial Google Scanning Project," [http://chronicle.com/dailyarticle/2006U-of-Michigan-President/0222518/2006020702t.htm ''The Chronicle of Higher Education'', February 7, 2006. ]</ref>

According to the [[University of Michigan Library|University of Michigan University Library]], they embarked on this partnership for a number of reasons:

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* The project will create new ways for users to search and access Library content, opening up our library collections to our own users and to users throughout the world

* Although we have engaged in large-scale (preservation-based) conversion of parts of the Library's collection for several years, we know that only through partnerships of this sort can something of this scale be achieved

* We believe that, beyond providing basic access to Library collections, this activity is critically transformative, enabling the University Library to build on and reconceive vital Library services for the new millennium.<ref>[http://www.lib.umich.edu/mdp/ MBooks - Michigan Digitization Project] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080415184009/http://www.lib.umich.edu/mdp/ |date=April 15, 2008 }} About page</ref>

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Various aspects of thisThe project has been widely discussed in thereceived academic world. <ref>Young, Jeffrey R. "U. of Michigan Adds Books Digitized by Google to Online Catalog, but Limits Use of Some," ''The Chronicle of Higher Education'', August 31, 2006. [http://chronicle.com/freearticle/2006U-of-Michigan-Adds-Books/08118987/2006083101t.htm ''The Chronicle of Higher Education'', August 31, 2006.] </ref>, <ref> {{cite journal | last = Vaidhyanathan | first = Siva | authorlink = Siva Vaidhyanathan | monthdate = 2 December | year =2, 2006 | title = A Risky Gamble with Google | journal = The Chronicle of Higher Education. | url = http://chronicle.com/weeklyarticle/v52A-Risky-Gamble-With-Google/i1523128/15b00701.htm | accessdaymonthaccessdate = 17July April23, | accessyear = 20072013}} </ref>, <ref> {{cite journal | last = Vaidhyanathan | first = Siva | authorlink = Siva Vaidhyanathan | year date=Sep–Oct 2006 | month = Sep/Oct | title = Copyright Jungle | journal = Columbia Journalism Review. | volume = 45 | issue = 5 | pages = 42 | url = httphttps://www.cjr.org/issues/2006/5/Vaidhyanathan.asp | accessmonthday access-date=April 19, April2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070329022757/https://www.cjr.org/issues/2006/5/Vaidhyanathan.asp accessyear|archive-date = 2007March 29, 2007}}</ref>, <ref> Tennant, Roy. "Mass Digitization.," [http://lj.libraryjournal.com/article2006/10/ljarchives/digital-libraries-mass-digitization/CA6379559.html ''Library Journal'', October 15, 2006] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160120070139/http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2006/10/ljarchives/digital-libraries-mass-digitization/ |date=January 20, 2016 }}</ref> <ref>Courant, Paul. "On being in bed with Google," http://paulcourant.net/2007/11/04/on-being-in-bed-with-google/ </ref> <ref>Wong, Wylie. "Digital Libraries: Turning to the Same Page." [http://www.edtechmag.com/higher/november-december-2007/digital-libraries-turning-to-the-same.html ''EdTech: Focus on Higher Education'', Nov/Dec 2007] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710171413/http://www.edtechmag.com/higher/november-december-2007/digital-libraries-turning-to-the-same.html |date=July 10, 2011 }}</ref> and media attention.<ref>Vaidhyanathan, Siva. "Steal This Book." Interview on ''On the Media'', NPR, September 30, 2005. [http://www.onthemedia.org/transcripts/2005/09/30/05 NPR] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930014846/http://www.onthemedia.org/transcripts/2005/09/30/05 |date=September 30, 2007 }}</ref><ref>Walker, Leslie. "Google's Goal: A Worldwide Web of Books," [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/17/AR2006051702016.html?sub=new ''Washington Post'', May 18, 2006; Page D01.]</ref><ref>Toobin, Jeffrey. "Google's Moon Shot: The quest for the universal library," [http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/02/05/070205fa_fact_toobin ''The New Yorker'', February 5, 2007]</ref><ref>"Google to scan famous libraries," [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4094271.stm ''BBC News'', December 14, 2004]</ref>

It has also been widely noticed in the general press. <ref>Vaidhyanathan, Siva. "Steal This Book." Interview on ''On the Media'', NPR, September 30, 2005. http://www.onthemedia.org/transcripts/2005/09/30/05 NPR]</ref>, <ref> Walker, Leslie. "Google's Goal: A Worldwide Web of Books" ''Washington Post'', May 18, 2006; Page D01. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/17/AR2006051702016.html?sub=new ''Washington Post'', May 18, 2006] </ref>, <ref>Toobin, Jeffrey. "Google's Moon Shot: The quest for the universal library." . [http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/070205fa_fact_toobin ''The New Yorker'', February 5, 2007] </ref>, <ref> "Google to scan famous libraries," [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4094271.stm ''BBC News'', December 14, 2004.]</ref>, <ref>Said, Carolyn. "Revolutionary chapter: Google's ambitious book-scanning plan seen as key shift in paper-based culture", [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/12/20/BUGROAD6QT1.DTL&type=business ''San Francisco Chronicle'', December 20, 2004.] </ref>

In February 2008, the University of Michigan [http://www.lib.umich.edu/news/millionth.html announced] that over 1 million books from the University Library have been digitized.

==References==

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In February 2008, the University of Michigan announced that over 1&nbsp;million books from the University Library have been digitized.<ref name="umich">{{cite web|url=http://www.lib.umich.edu/one-million-digitized-books|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100318011532/http://www.lib.umich.edu/one-million-digitized-books |archive-date=2010-03-18 |url-status=dead|title=One Million Digitized Books &#124; MLibrary|accessdate=September 22, 2014}}</ref> In September 2008, the University of Michigan announced the establishment of [[HathiTrust]], a multi-institutional digital repository.<ref name="umich2">{{cite web|url=http://mblog.lib.umich.edu/blt/archives/2008/09/mbooks_is_now_h.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226043429/http://mblog.lib.umich.edu/blt/archives/2008/09/mbooks_is_now_h.html |archive-date=February 26, 2009 |url-status=dead |title=MBooks is now HathiTrust -- &#91;BLT&#93; Blog for Library Technology |accessdate=September 22, 2014 }}</ref>

==External links==

* [http://www.lib.umich.edu/mdp/overview.pdf U-M University Library-Google Digitization Project: Project Overview (dated 12/13/04)]

* [http://www.lib.umich.edu/mdp/umgooglecooperativeagreement.html U-M Library/Google Cooperative Agreement (not dated)] [http://www.lib.umich.edu/mdp/um-google-cooperative-agreement.pdf Also PDF]

* [http://www.lib.umich.edu/staff/google/public/faq.pdf U-M Library/Google Digitization Partnership FAQ (dated 8/05)]

* [http://www.lib.umich.edu/mdp/MBooksFlowchart.pdf Project Workflow Chart (version 2.0, February 2008)]

* [http://www.umich.edu/news/index.html?BG/google/index Google Library Partnership (provided by U-M News Service)]

* [http://sdr.lib.umich.edu/cgi/mb?a=page;page=help Frequently Asked Questions About MBooks at the University of Michigan.]

* [http://www.lib.umich.edu/guides/documents/GoogleBooks.pdf Google Book Search Tips: A University of Michigan University Library Handout.]

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

* [httphttps://wwwapps.lib.umich.edu/files/services/mdp/overview.pdf U-M University Library-Google Digitization Project: ProjectA Brief Overview (dated 12/13/04)]

* [https://staff.lib.umich.edu/sites/staff.lib.umich.edu/files/2020-06/um-google-cooperative-agreement.pdf U-M Library/Google Cooperative Agreement (not dated)]

* [httphttps://wwwapps.lib.umich.edu/stafffiles/googleservices/publicmdp/faq.pdf U-M Library/Google Digitization Partnership FAQ (dated 8/05)]

* [httphttps://wwwapps.lib.umich.edu/files/services/mdp/MBooksFlowchartMDPflowchart_v3.pdf Project Workflow Chart (version 23.0, FebruaryDecember 2008)]

* [http://www.hathitrust.org/help Frequently Asked Questions About HathiTrust]

* [httphttps://wwwapps.lib.umich.edu/guidesfiles/documentsservices/mdp/GoogleBooks.pdf Google Book Search Tips: A University of Michigan University Library Handout.]

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