July 11, 2007
Google Book Search Adds Keio University’s Library to Project
The newest addition to the Google Book Search Project, which aims to index the world’s books, is Tokyo’s Keio University and its library of over 120,000 books, all in Japanese.
“The Google project allows us to make our collections visible worldwide, allowing us to contribute to research and education on a global scale. Our university was founded in 1858 by Yukichi Fukuzawa, who was well known for his commitment to bringing information and media forward into the modern age. This makes Keio ideally suited to be the first Japanese library to participate in Google Book Search,” said Professor S. Sugiyama, Director, Keio University Library.
The public domain material from Keio University can be accessed at books.google.co.jp or by searching in Japanese from books.google.com.
Keio, being the 26th library to participate in the project, is the first Japanese language addition to Google Book Search. Other universities include Harvard, Stanford, University of Chicago and Ohio State University.
