Google Print Goes Public

After resuming their controversial book scanning of five major libraries on Tuesday, Google has announced that a number of public domain books (books out of copyright) are now available for browsing online. "Our partner libraries -- the University of Michigan, Stanford, Harvard, the New York Public Library, and Oxford -- have preserved and nurtured these books through decades of wear and tear, and we're excited to play a part in ensuring that they, and the knowledge they contain, will be more accessible than ever for decades to come," writes Google Associate Product Manager Adam Mathes on Google's weblog. Listed as examples of complete works available to read in their entirety are books like Henry James' Daisy Miller, from Harvard's Henry James collection and the University of Michigan's copy of The Seventh Regiment Rhode Island Volunteers in the Civil War, 1862-1865. Access to some works requires a