As predicted in this space six months ago, Google has added the ability for users to report missing or poorly scanned pages in their Book Search. (From my post “Google Books: Champagne or Sour Grapes?“: “Just as they have recently added commentary to Google News, they could have users flag problematic pages.”)
I’ll say it again: criticism of Google Book Search that focuses on quality chases a red herring—something that Google can easily fix. Let’s focus instead on more substantive issues, such as the fact that Google’s book archive is not truly open.
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