And We Quote...
in cra-briefings35 · March 01, 2006
As a country, we are at risk of losing millions and millions of items that constitute our heritage and our culture because of lack of conservation and planning. And libraries fare the worst when it comes to dedicating resources to the preservation of works. So conservation efforts are paramount…Merely because our library possesses a digital copy of a work does not mean we are entitled to, nor will we, ignore the law and distribute it to people to use in ways that are not authorized by copyright.
— Mary Sue Coleman, President of the University of Michigan, on the subject of Google book search