Google Presents at SLA2009 in Washington, DC

On 16 June, at the Public Policy Update session at SLA2009, Dan Clancy, engineering director, Google Book Search, provided an overview of the scope of the Google Book Search Settlement Agreement and addressed various concerns and questions from audience members on a number of topics, including: orphan works, institutional pricing, privacy, and intellectual freedom. Google representatives have been meeting individually with library associations, as well as other groups, to answer questions and address issues. 

In May, Derek Slater, policy analyst with Google, met with staff at SLA headquarters to discuss and address various concerns that have been voiced by SLA members over the settlement. On 2 June, Derek Slater, in comments, provided responses to several topics, including orphan works -- stating that it will remain one of Google's priorities to work to pass effective orphan works legislation.