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google takes on u. of michigan library - the numbers   12.22.2004, 12:48 PM

posted by ben vershbow

- 7,000,000: Volumes in the U-M library to be digitized.
- 2,380,000,000: Estimated number of pages.
- 743,750,000,000: Estimated number of words.
- 1,600: Years it would take U-M to digitize all 7 million volumes without Google's special technology.
- Fewer than 7: Years it will take to digitize the volumes with Google's technology.
- $1 billion: Estimated value of the project to U-M.

Source: John Wilkin, associate university librarian, library information technology and technical and access services, University of Michigan

U-M's entire library to be put on Google - Detroit Free Press

Posted by ben vershbow on December 22, 2004 12:48 PM
tags: Libraries, Search and the Web

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