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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 is available through the University of Michigan Library catalog, [http://mirlyn.lib.umich.edu/ Mirlyn], the [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/ HathiTrust Digital Library catalog], and [[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><ref>Carnevale, Dan. "U. of Michigan Unveils Its Book-Scanning Contract With Google," [http://chronicle.com/daily/2005/06/2005062001t.htm ''The Chronicle of Higher Education'', June 20, 2005] </ref><ref> Foster, Andrea L. [http://chronicle.com/daily/2006/02/2006020702t.htm "U. of Michigan Presidentpresident Defends Library's Role in Controversial Google Scanning Project," [http://chronicle.com/daily/2006/02/2006020702t.htm] ''The Chronicle of Higher Education'', February 7, 2006. ]{{dead link}}</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] About page</ref>

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The project has received academic<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/free/2006/08/2006083101t.htm ''The Chronicle of Higher Education'', August 31, 2006.] </ref><ref> {{cite journal | last = Vaidhyanathan | first = Siva | authorlink = Siva Vaidhyanathan | month = 2 December 2 | year = 2006 | title = A Risky Gamble with Google | journal = The Chronicle of Higher Education. | url = http://chronicle.com/weekly/v52/i15/15b00701.htm | accessdate = 17 April 17, 2007}} </ref><ref> {{cite journal | last = Vaidhyanathan | first = Siva | authorlink = Siva Vaidhyanathan | year = 2006 | month = Sep/Oct | title = Copyright Jungle | journal = Columbia Journalism Review. | volume = 45 | issue = 5 | pages = 42 | url = http://www.cjr.org/issues/2006/5/Vaidhyanathan.asp | accessdate = 19 April 19, 2007 | format = {{dead link|date=April 2009}} &ndash;– ^{[http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?hl=en&lr=&q=author%3AVaidhyanathan+intitle%3ACopyright+Jungle&as_publication=Columbia+Journalism+Review.&as_ylo=2006&as_yhi=2006&btnG=Search Scholar search]} |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070329022757/http://www.cjr.org/issues/2006/5/Vaidhyanathan.asp |archivedate = March 29, 2007}}</ref><ref> Tennant, Roy. "Mass Digitization."[http://libraryjournal.com/article/CA6379559.html ''Library Journal'', October 15, 2006]</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]</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]</ref><ref> Walker, Leslie. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/17/AR2006051702016.html?sub=new "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. [http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/070205fa_fact_toobin "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 "Google to scan famous libraries"], ''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 "Revolutionary chapter: Google's ambitious book-scanning plan seen as key shift in paper-based culture"], ''San Francisco Chronicle'', December 20, 2004.] </ref>

In February 2008, the University of Michigan announced that over 1 million books from the University Library have been digitized.<ref>http://www.lib.umich.edu/news/millionth.html</ref> In September 2008, the University of Michigan announced the [[HathiTrust]], a multi-institutional digital repository.<ref>http://mblog.lib.umich.edu/blt/archives/2008/09/mbooks_is_now_h.html</ref>