Deanna Marcum (1946-2022) was senior advisor at Ithaka S+R and served as associate librarian for library services at the Library of Congress from 2003 to 2011. Roger C. Schonfeld is vice president of libraries, scholarly communication, and museums at Ithaka S+R.
Readers will find a well-balanced perspective of this issue, covering ethics, finances, intentions, and a glimpse of the future. The book will be of interest to librarians, researchers, publishers, thought leaders, and those interested in digital technology. * Booklist * This book deserves recognition as the definitive history of the Google book digitization project. ---Jeffrey Garrett, ResearchGate This timely work examines the digitization of libraries and their transformation from collection builders to information access points. . . . Recommended. * Choice *