tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533010775907799154.post8229354061791254027..comments2023-08-01T01:15:40.086-07:00Comments on Northwest History: The Long Lingering Death of the Google Newspaper ArchiveLarry Cebulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16798046652983001155noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533010775907799154.post-85153606992175306432017-04-25T09:45:54.335-07:002017-04-25T09:45:54.335-07:00Nice article, Larry. I, too, used to use this serv...Nice article, Larry. I, too, used to use this service often and hoped that it would expand, rather than disappear.<br /><br />But google's book and newspaper efforts were attacked from by so many disparate parties: copyright holders, academics, competitors, and people worried about too much control being centered in one such entity. It's obvious that rewards by google of providing the service became outweighed by the costs of doing so, including the legal defense against the onslaught. Not to mention the politics of being perceived as a heavy handed monopolist.<br /><br />Now, like every other serious researcher, I have been forced to use pay services. However, I have found out that yearly subscriptions are well worth the cost for some one having my heavy activity. Students? Well, a few monthly payments are not that unreasonable for them, compared to the price of their other regular communications bills.<br /><br />As for the government-run services or those provided by foundations such as hathitrust or the kentucky digital project ... they all started out with a bang, but have stagnated because of the enormous costs ...,and possibly too few eyeballs.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17087209804258901054noreply@blogger.com