Comments on: Google To Launch Major Pilot Program with Harvard, Stanford, U Mich, Others

By: Ken Benson

Ken Benson — Tue, 28 Dec 2004 13:40:00 +0000

Back in the late 1960's and early 1970s, my company Input Services, Dayton, Ohio converted library catalog cards into a computer readable format. Notably Ohio State Univ., Michigan State Univ., University of Calif. at Berkeley and I participated in a three year pilot porgram for the Library of Congress, using optical scanning equipment.

Now, semi retired, perhaps I could be of service in your project with Google.

regards,

Ken Benson
2929 NE 49th St, #6
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308

Ph: 954 295 2530

By: Efraim Karsh

Efraim Karsh — Tue, 14 Dec 2004 10:02:54 +0000

Very interesting project.
Thanks also for your useful searchlinks
I wonder if you have ever visited the old (web-relatively speaking) http://www.searchlores.org site, that I personally find quite ia treasure for searching related matters.
There you have a similar project: “considering ways to make all kind of internet based collections accessible to anyone around the world…”

E.K

By: Edward Vielmetti

Edward Vielmetti — Tue, 14 Dec 2004 03:03:03 +0000

Here's a link to the University of Michigan annoucement that went to Michigan faculty - more details and a formal annoucement promised tomorrow a.m.:

http://vielmetti.typepad.com/vacuum/2004/12/google_search_t.html

thanks, Ed