Google Conquers France's National Library
Google Conquers France's National Library
Posted 08/19/2009 at 2:14pm
| by Pulkit Chandna
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The French fervidly guard their culture against any possible cultural transgressions by the Anglo-Saxon juggernaut. Four year’s ago, the French resolved to prevent Google from assuming control of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF), their national library. But they have finally ended their four-year resistance.
France’s national library has reached an agreement with Google over the digitization of its massive book collection that contains about 13 million books and publications. Google’s financial muscle is expected to quicken the digitization process. Denis Bruckmann, director of collections at BNF, has blamed financial considerations for the library’s capitulation. However, the library does not intend to halt its own digitization efforts.
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stige
August 20, 2009 at 1:45am
i guess the positive takeway here is that France held out longer than they did vs. Germany (either time).
that's something for the Froggies to build upon.... or am i being too generous?
Springfield45
August 20, 2009 at 11:00pm
Ouch! That hurt! Quite apt, but painful...
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