Update on the Google Books project

The Case Against Google Books

How three East Bay librarians led the revolt against the company’s plans to archive all earthly knowledge.

By Chris Thompson

October 14, 2009

Google has empowered ordinary citizens beyond anything once thought possible. Thanks to Google, you can view your home from space, track flu outbreaks around the country, or figure out traffic congestion along your commute route, all instantaneously and without spending a single dime. And the company’s motto, “Don’t Be Evil,” underscores an undeniable civic-mindedness. Its nonprofit arm, Google.org, invests in green electricity start-ups. Goats graze the company’s lawns to reduce its carbon footprint. And yet, despite the company’s best efforts, there’s just something about Google that gives some people the heebie-jeebies.

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