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The''' Michigan Digitization Project''' is a project in partnership with [[Google Books]] to digitize the entire print collection of the University of Michigan Library. The digitized collection is available through the University of Michigan Library catalog, [http://mirlyn-classic.lib.umich.edu/ Mirlyn], the [http://www.hathitrust.org/ HathiTrust Digital Library], and Google Books. Full-text of works that are out of copyright or in the public domain are available.<ref>Carlson Scott and Jeffrey R. Young. "Google Will Digitize and Search Millions of Books From 5 Leading Research Libraries," [http://chronicle.com/article/Google-Will-Digitize-and/36405/ ''The Chronicle of Higher Education'', December 14, 2004.]</ref><ref>Carnevale, Dan. "U. of Michigan Unveils Its Book-Scanning Contract With Google,"  [http://chronicle.com/article/U-of-Michigan-Unveils-Its/121167/ ''The Chronicle of Higher Education'', June 20, 2005]</ref><ref>Foster, Andrea L. "U. of Michigan president Defends Library's Role in Controversial Google Scanning Project," [http://chronicle.com/article/U-of-Michigan-President/22518/ ''The Chronicle of Higher Education'', February 7, 2006]</ref>

According to the University of Michigan Library, they embarked on this partnership for a number of reasons:
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* The project will create new ways for users to search and access Library content, opening up our library collections to our own users and to users throughout the world
* Although we have engaged in large-scale (preservation-based) conversion of parts of the Library's collection for several years, we know that only through partnerships of this sort can something of this scale be achieved
* We believe that, beyond providing basic access to Library collections, this activity is critically transformative, enabling the University Library to build on and reconceive vital Library services for the new millennium.<ref>[http://www.lib.umich.edu/mdp/ Michigan Digitization Project] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080415184009/http://www.lib.umich.edu/mdp/ |date=April 15, 2008 }} About page</ref>
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The project has received academic<ref>Young, Jeffrey R. "U. of Michigan Adds Books Digitized by Google to Online Catalog, but Limits Use of Some," [http://chronicle.com/article/U-of-Michigan-Adds-Books/118987/ ''The Chronicle of Higher Education'', August 31, 2006.]</ref><ref>{{cite journal | last = Vaidhyanathan | first = Siva |  date = December 2, 2006 | title = A Risky Gamble with Google | journal = The Chronicle of Higher Education | url = http://chronicle.com/article/A-Risky-Gamble-With-Google/23128/ | accessdate = July 23, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Vaidhyanathan |first=Siva |authorlink=Siva Vaidhyanathan |date=Sep–Oct 2006 |title=Copyright Jungle |journal=Columbia Journalism Review |volume=45 |issue=5 |pages=42 |url=https://www.cjr.org/issues/2006/5/Vaidhyanathan.asp |access-date=April 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070329022757/https://www.cjr.org/issues/2006/5/Vaidhyanathan.asp |archive-date = March 29, 2007}}</ref><ref>Tennant, Roy. "Mass Digitization," [http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2006/10/ljarchives/digital-libraries-mass-digitization/ ''Library Journal'', October 15, 2006] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160120070139/http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2006/10/ljarchives/digital-libraries-mass-digitization/ |date=January 20, 2016 }}</ref><ref>Courant, Paul. "On being in bed with Google," http://paulcourant.net/2007/11/04/on-being-in-bed-with-google/</ref><ref>Wong, Wylie. "Digital Libraries: Turning to the Same Page." [http://www.edtechmag.com/higher/november-december-2007/digital-libraries-turning-to-the-same.html ''EdTech: Focus on Higher Education'', Nov/Dec 2007] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710171413/http://www.edtechmag.com/higher/november-december-2007/digital-libraries-turning-to-the-same.html |date=July 10, 2011 }}</ref> and media attention.<ref>Vaidhyanathan, Siva. "Steal This Book." Interview on ''On the Media'', NPR, September 30, 2005. [http://www.onthemedia.org/transcripts/2005/09/30/05 NPR] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930014846/http://www.onthemedia.org/transcripts/2005/09/30/05 |date=September 30, 2007 }}</ref><ref>Walker, Leslie. "Google's Goal: A Worldwide Web of Books," [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/17/AR2006051702016.html?sub=new ''Washington Post'', May 18, 2006; Page D01.]</ref><ref>Toobin, Jeffrey. "Google's Moon Shot: The quest for the universal library," [http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/02/05/070205fa_fact_toobin ''The New Yorker'', February 5, 2007]</ref><ref>"Google to scan famous libraries," [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4094271.stm ''BBC News'', December 14, 2004]</ref>

In February 2008, the University of Michigan announced that over 1&nbsp;million books from the University Library have been digitized.<ref name="umich">{{cite web|url=http://www.lib.umich.edu/one-million-digitized-books|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100318011532/http://www.lib.umich.edu/one-million-digitized-books |archive-date=2010-03-18 |url-status=dead|title=One Million Digitized Books &#124; MLibrary|accessdate=September 22, 2014}}</ref> In September 2008, the University of Michigan announced the establishment of [[HathiTrust]], a multi-institutional digital repository.<ref name="umich2">{{cite web|url=http://mblog.lib.umich.edu/blt/archives/2008/09/mbooks_is_now_h.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226043429/http://mblog.lib.umich.edu/blt/archives/2008/09/mbooks_is_now_h.html |archive-date=February 26, 2009 |url-status=dead |title=MBooks is now HathiTrust -- &#91;BLT&#93; Blog for Library Technology |accessdate=September 22, 2014 }}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://apps.lib.umich.edu/files/services/mdp/overview.pdf U-M University Library-Google Digitization Project: A Brief Overview (dated 12/13/04)]
* [https://staff.lib.umich.edu/sites/staff.lib.umich.edu/files/2020-06/um-google-cooperative-agreement.pdf U-M Library/Google Cooperative Agreement (not dated)]
* [https://apps.lib.umich.edu/files/services/mdp/faq.pdf U-M Library/Google Digitization Partnership FAQ (dated 8/05)]
* [https://apps.lib.umich.edu/files/services/mdp/MDPflowchart_v3.pdf Project Workflow Chart (version 3.0, December 2008)]
* [http://www.hathitrust.org/help Frequently Asked Questions About HathiTrust]
* [https://apps.lib.umich.edu/files/services/mdp/GoogleBooks.pdf Google Book Search Tips: A University of Michigan University Library Handout]

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