[GOAL] “Snippet view” in Google Books is not open access

[Omega Alpha | Open Access]

Greetings. After a bit of a hiatus, I have updated my blog <http://oaopenaccess.wordpress.com> for your interest.
 
“Snippet view” in Google Books is not open access
<http://oaopenaccess.wordpress.com/2012/10/15/snippet-view-in-google-books-is-not-open-access/>
 
Kevin Smith’s Scholarly Communications @ Duke blog is my go-to site for unpacking the meaning of recent court decisions relating to copyright and fair use and their implications for academic communities, especially libraries. His post on Judge Harold Baer, Jr.’s October 10, 2012 ruling in favor of HathiTrust in The Authors Guild v. HathiTrust copyright infringement lawsuit is an excellent and encouraging read.
 
Discussion on a listserv I frequent following the HathiTrust ruling included this comment from one participant:
 
I read this story last night and an argument can be made for either side, but it reminded me of one of my pet peeves in this area. I find this whole thing of putting whole books (minus pieces here and there) at Google Books or other places really problematic. I can readily understand journal articles being open-access but not books….
 
Your comments are always welcome.

Gary F. Daught
Omega Alpha | Open Access
Advocate for open access academic publishing in religion and theology
http://oaopenaccess.wordpress.com
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