Digitizing Ghent University's Library
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Social Studies
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Ghent University Library collaborates with Google to digitize 300,000 books, contributing to a vast digital resource. Google has scanned over 10 million books since 2004, facing legal challenges in the US but adopting a cautious approach in Europe by scanning books older than 140 years. The European Union supports these efforts with its Europina project, though many orphan works remain unscanned.
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What is the expected outcome of scanning books older than 140 years in Europe?
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What are orphan works, and why are they significant in the context of Google's project?
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