I also work on the Google Books project through Steenbock Library on campus. For a description of the project, go to http://books.google.com/googlebooks/library.html.
The UW-Madison statement on the website:
The combined library collections of the University of Wisconsin- Madison Libraries and the Wisconsin Historical Society Library comprise one of the largest collections of documents and historical materials in the United States. Through this landmark partnership with Google, Wisconsin is taking a leading role in preserving public domain works for future generations and making the Library's resources widely available for education and research...The Google digitization efforts will enable the libraries to expand access to public domain materials that have heretofore only been accessible in the libraries. Much of this material is rare and one-of-a-kind, providing a rich, open source of information for educational, research and general public use."
– Edward Van Gemert, Interim Director, UW-Madison Libraries
It keeps me busy. My favorite titles so far:
Cowboy in the Making
Food & Fun for the Invalid
Steenbock is the Agricultural and Life Sciences library specifically, with a large storage facility that houses old books from other campus libraries. This is the only - ONLY - connection I have with the department of Agriculture.
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