Microsoft to Scan Books from Yale University

Posted by in Uncategorized Nov 3rd, 2007

More good news for online learners…Microsoft and Yale University recently reached an agreement to digitize books from the university library. Wired University shares the details of the book scanning project:

"Yale will start by scanning 100,000 of its English-language books that are out of copyright, according to a news statement.

Microsoft is sparring with two other groups in what has become a crowded book-scanning marketplace."

Microsoft's book search will compete against Google Books. As book scanning becomes more competitive, we benefit from more available texts and more features. In a few years, perhaps online learners will be able to use the internet to access most of the books they need.

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