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By Paul Biba

images.jpegIn what is evidently an anticipation of the final approval of the Google Settlement Agreement both the above universities have expanded their current agreements to include settlement provisions.

The University of Texas says:

The original agreement – which assures discovery, preservation and access to extraordinary resources at The University of Texas at Austin – has been amended to reflect changes made possible by Google’s pending settlement with authors and publishers groups.

“The new agreement between the University of Texas Libraries and Google insures that our participation in the project will fulfill our initial primary goals of discovery, preservation and access,” says Vice Provost and Libraries Director Fred Heath. “Additional provisions will enhance local access while allowing for the introduction of rich materials from our collections to a broad audience.” …


Particular materials from collections at the Libraries – especially items from the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection – are now available in varying amounts, depending on copyright status, through Google Book Search. Under the settlement, public domain works will still be available in their full text and millions of in-copyright, out-of-print works will be available to be previewed and accessed online by readers. The subscription program proposed by the settlement will allow subscriber institutions to allow their students and patrons to access the full texts of all the works included in the subscription database.

The University of Wisconsin says:

… Through Google’s pending settlement with authors and publishers and the new agreement with UW-Madison, readers and researchers will be able to preview portions of UW-Madison’s in-copyright and out-of-print books for free and buy online access to the full texts of such books.

In addition, universities, colleges and public libraries throughout the U.S. will be able to offer their students and patrons access to UW-Madison’s rich collections through institutional subscriptions to the books contained in the institutional subscription database. Every public and university library in the U.S. will be able to receive one free public-access license to provide free, full-text online viewing of millions of out-of-print books at designated computers in each of their buildings. …

 
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