Google Library Project Launched

Press release

Google Makes Public Domain Books Accessible to the World; Google Print Unveils Collection of Public Domain Books From Libraries at University of Michigan, Harvard, Stanford, and the New York Public Library

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(Business Wire)--Nov. 3, 2005--
Today, Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) announced the
availability of the first large collection of public domain books on
Google Print. This collection, scanned as part of the company's book
digitization project with several of the world's largest libraries,
includes works such as U.S. Civil War history books, government
documents, the writings of Henry James and other materials.
Because they're out of copyright, these cultural artifacts can be
read in their entirety online at http://print.google.com, where anyone
can search and browse every page. They are fully searchable and users
can save individual page images.
"Today we welcome the world to our library," said Mary Sue
Coleman, President of the University of Michigan. "As educators we are
inspired by the possibility of sharing these important works with
people around the globe. Think of the doors it will open for students;
geographical distance will no longer hamper research. Anyone with an
Internet connection can search the text of and read the compelling
narratives, historical accounts and classic works offered today, and
in doing so access a world of ideas, knowledge and discovery."