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What Happened to Google's Effort to Scan Millions of University Library Books?

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And though the same judge ultimately dismissed the case in 2013, handing Google a victory that allowed it to keep on scanning, the dream of easy and full access to all those works remains just that. Without Google’s backing and technological abilities, a resource like HathiTrust would have been much harder to create, she says. “We

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Thingiverse: Discover, Make, And Share 3D Printer Designs

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What began in 2008 as a website exclusively for the burgeoning maker community has grown into a robust gateway to 3D printing and 3D design for hundreds of thousands of people worldwide including educators, professional engineers and designers. BROOKLYN , N.Y., Today, Thingiverse boasts more than 2 million active monthly users and 1.7