# /programs/news/2009-02-04.xml

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        New Report: "Impact of the Google Book Settlement on Libraries," by Ricky Erway.
        Senior Program Officer Ricky Erway worked her way through 300+ pages of the Google Book Settlement Agreement, appendices and library-registry agreements, then summarized in this brief report the parts that she believes matter most to libraries.
        ricky_erway@oclc.org

        http://www.oclc.org/research/announcements/
        http://www.oclc.org/research/announcements/oclc_research_announcements.rdf
        04 February 2009

        Ricky also included links to significant Google Book Settlement commentary on the Public/Private Mass Digitization Agreements resource list.
        <P>Impact of the Google Book Settlement on Libraries Report <SPAN class=small>(.pdf 65K/7 pp.)</SPAN><BR><A href="http://www.oclc.org/programs/publications/reports/2009-01.pdf" target=_blank>www.oclc.org/programs/publications/reports/2009-01.pdf</A></P>
    <P>Public/Private Mass Digitization Agreements Resource List<BR><A href="http://www.oclc.org/programs/ourwork/collectivecoll/massdigresourcelist.htm">www.oclc.org/programs/ourwork/collectivecoll/massdigresourcelist.htm</A></P>

        Ricky Erway
        +1-650-287-2125

        Melissa Renspie
        melissa_renspie@oclc.org
        +1-614-761-5231

        Senior Program Officer
        OCLC Research
        Senior Communications Officer
        OCLC Research