Google and the Myth of Universal Knowledge

Foreword, by Ian Wilson   vii

Acknowledgments 

Introduction   

A Resounding Announcement 

A Healthy Jolt

Brush Fire 

Europe on the March 

Meanwhile, in the United States . . . 

The Lines Are Drawn 

Realism and Promptness 

1. Remarkable Progress 

            A Positive Outlook 

            The Book Will Survive 

            The Need for Librarians and Booksellers 

2. At the Mercy of the Market 

            The “Invisible Hand” 

            Film and Audiovisuals 

            Overwhelming Advertising

3. Hyperpower 

            India, China, the Arab World, Africa 

            Europe––the Courage to Be Different 

            What “Gondola End”?

4. The Difficulties of a Response

            Cooperatives: Strengths and Limitations

            Public Money

            Image Mode, Text Mode, Metadata

5. One European Search Engine––or Several?

            The Loftiest Aspiration 

            Google Is Not Immortal

            Longevity as an Obsession

6. Organizing Knowledge

            The Harvest and the Display

            Disorganized Bulk––an Absolute Danger

            Transparency, Flexibility, and Rigor

7. A Cultural Project, an Industrial Project 

            Two Facets of the Same Aspiration

            Publishers Are Essential

            What Structure? What Budget?

Conclusion: A Broader Perspective

Translator’s Afterword