You may be familiar with the reads that Google offers, but the Google Books British Library Project takes the literary status to the next level. The project is set to digitize 250,000 books from the British Library.
The vast amount of literature part of this project includes pamphlets, books and periodicals from 1700 to 1870. Such major events included in these publications are the French and Industrial revolutions and the end of slavery. The Google Books British Library Project will have the library select the books while the search engine giant covers all costs.
With this project, millions of readers can gain access to publications that are out of print and because it's online, may be more intrigued to delve into the world's rich history.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Digitized Literature
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a platform or app that allows users to easily access and read digitized literature from various libraries and collections.
- Historical Education
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create interactive educational tools and resources that leverage digitized world histories to enhance learning about major historical events and periods.
- Digital Preservation
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop advanced technology and techniques for preserving and restoring old and fragile books through digitization.
Where This Applies
- E-libraries
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Build an e-library platform that offers a wide range of digitized books from different libraries and allows users to search, read, and download them.
- Edtech
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create educational technology solutions that incorporate digitized world histories to provide immersive and engaging learning experiences in history classrooms.
- Book Restoration
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Establish a specialized industry that focuses on using digitization techniques to restore and preserve rare and valuable books, offering services to libraries and collectors.
