The Michigan Digitization Project is a project in partnership with

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to digitize the entire print collection of the

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. The digitized collection is available through the University of Michigan Library catalog
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HathiTrust Digital Library
and Google Books. Full-text of works that are out of copyright or in the public domain are available. According to the University of Michigan Library, they embarked on this partnership for a number of reasons:

* 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.

The project has received academic and media attention."Google to scan famous libraries,
''BBC News'', December 14, 2004
/ref> In February 2008, the University of Michigan announced that over 1 million books from the University Library have been digitized. In September 2008, the University of Michigan announced the establishment of

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, a multi-institutional digital repository.

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External links

U-M University Library-Google Digitization Project: A Brief Overview (dated 12/13/04)

U-M Library/Google Cooperative Agreement (not dated)

U-M Library/Google Digitization Partnership FAQ (dated 8/05)

Project Workflow Chart (version 3.0, December 2008)

Frequently Asked Questions About HathiTrust

Google Book Search Tips: A University of Michigan University Library Handout
University of Michigan Library-related organizations Public domain books Mass digitization