The Google Books Settlement: Implications for Scholarship

13 July 2010The engineer of Google Book Search joins representatives of the academic and foundation worlds in examining the benefits and shortfalls of the Google Books Settlement for the scholarly community.

 

Presented at the American Council of Learned Societies Annual meeting.

Speakers

 

Jonathan D. Culler, moderator
Class of 1916 Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Cornell University and Member, ACLS Board of Directors

(4:02) Daniel Clancy
Engineering Director, Google Book Search

(15:35) James Grimmelmann
Associate Professor, New York Law School and Member, New York Law School Institute for Information Law and Policy

(14:03) Helen Cullyer
Associate Program Officer, Scholarly Communications Program, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

(17:45) James O’Donnell
Provost, Georgetown University and Secretary, ACLS Board of Directors

(19:13) Audience Discussion

(45:20)

Noticeboard

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