Digitizing Ghent University's Library

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.

What is the expected outcome of scanning books older than 140 years in Europe?

What are orphan works, and why are they significant in the context of Google's project?