OSU Alum & Head of Google Book Search Tom Turvey Visits OSU
September 6, 2007
Story by Germaine Paul, OSU Library Communications Intern
For Immediate Release
STILLWATER -Tom Turvey is the featured expert for the OSU Library's Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series. Turvey, a Stillwater native and OSU alum, is Director of Google Book Search Partnerships, an online book search program and tool for authors and publishers.
The free talk and question and answer session is Sept. 28 at 9:30 a.m. in the Peggy V. Helmerich Browsing Room, Edmon Low Library.
Turvey will discuss Google’s view of content in a changing technological landscape, the book business, Google Book Search Partner Program, Google Book Search Library Project and some new revenue initiatives for rights holders.
The Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series was established by Dean of Libraries Sheila Grant Johnson to help inform the OSU campus and the community about issues related to academic libraries. The series brings a variety of experts in the field to discuss topics in a public forum. This is the third lecture in the series.
The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact (405) 744-7331 or lib-pub@okstate.edu.
Oklahoma State University is a modern land-grant system that cuts across disciplines to better prepare students for a new world. Oklahoma's only university with a statewide presence, OSU improves the lives of people in Oklahoma, the nation, and the world through integrated, high-quality teaching, research and outreach. OSU has more than 32,000 students across its five-campus system and nearly 21,000 on its Stillwater campus; with students from all 50 states and about 110 nations. Established in 1890, OSU has graduated more than 200,000 students who have made a lasting impact on Oklahoma and the world. CREATE - INNOVATE - EDUCATE - GO STATE!
URL: http://www.library.okstate.edu/news/fall07/turvey.htm
Last Updated: 29 May 2008
