Why did Google want to partner with Columbia?
Columbia University Libraries is one of the top ten academic library systems in the nation, with 9.2 million volumes, over 65,650 serials, as well as extensive collections of manuscripts, rare books, microforms, and other non-print formats. The collections are organized into 25 libraries, supporting specific academic or professional disciplines. Together, the works digitized from these collections will contribute significantly to Google’s objective of making the world’s books searchable and discoverable.
