Using Digital Collections Workshop Attracts Advocates for Open Access
The Internet Archive and Open Content Alliance (OCA) sponsored a two-day workshop in San Francisco on October 27-28 to share progress and plans for the continued growth of open web access to digital books. The meeting featured scholars discussing the power of complete digital collections in the disciplines of Classics, Yiddish Studies and Biodiversity, as well as updates by OCA contributors on their scanning and access activities.
Two new services to be launched through the www.openlibrary.org website were debuted at the meeting: Scan on Demand and Print on Demand.
The Scan on Demand service will allow end-users to selectively request that individual books be scanned and added to the OpenLibrary collections. This service has been prototyped in a partnership between the Boston Public Library and the Internet Archive, with funding under the Library Services and Technology Act. It can be used as a collection development tool by libraries or an access mechanism by individual library patrons. Libraries that wish to include their catalogs in the Scan on Demand service can contact Jon Hornstein, Interim Director of the OpenLibrary project, at hornstein@archive.org.
The Print on Demand Service will enable end-users to order a bound, high quality printed version of a book. Selected books on the OpenLibrary site (identified from the ____ (University of Toronto catalog?) will have a “Print this Book” button on them. Upon pressing this button the end user will be directed to a fulfillment site operated by the Hewlett-Packard Corporation. The book will be printed and shipped to the end-user by Hewlett Packard. Libraries and additional fulfillment partners that wish to participate in this service may cantact Jon Hornstein at hornstein@archive.org.
Speaker List and Presentations: *link to list*
Participants: *link to list*
Links: www.openlibrary.org
Tags: Biodiversity, Classics, open content, Yiddish
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