Google Book Search has created much interest since its appearance as Google Print back in 2004. Recently they released an API to enable the embedding of Google Book Search resources in to sites, not least library OPACs. This month's gang Oren Beit-Arie, Tim Spalding, Warwick Cathro, John Blyberg, and Carl Grant are joined by guest Google ...

Boing Boing reports that the Google contract with libraries does not in any way grant them exclusive rights to scan that library's books. Google Book Search was at pains to reassure the industry and even made available a copy of one of their contracts. However, Boing Boing is now concerned that Google puts restrictive notices on their public ...