Mass Digitization and Scholarship: Attitudes on the Future of Learning

Presenter: Joseph Petrick (Alfred)

Abstract:

A number of mass digitization projects are being conducted in various partnerships with Google, Microsoft, academic libraries, and government agencies. This presentation will briefly examine the status of mass digitization projects. Potential impacts of mass digitization on scholarship and learning will be examined, particularly in light of copyright questions, as well as traditional patterns of research materials in relation to curricula and research. Popular attitudes toward the projects using content analysis of reports from popular media, as well as survey research on the attitudes of students, faculty, and other stakeholder groups towards mass digitization will be discussed.