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Aus einer gestern erschienenen Microsoft-Presseerklärung: With the support of the Open Content Alliance (OCA), publicly available print materials in UC and U of T libraries will be scanned, digitized and indexed to make them readily accessible to customers. OCA also works with copyright holders to legally scan protected materials."This announcement reflects the growing momentum of OCA," said Brewster Kahle, director of the Internet Archive, where OCA resides. "It is both encouraging and helpful to have Microsoft as an anchor in this effort to make public domain material freely available to consumers on the Internet."More Content From Authors and PublishersAuthors and publishers can now add their content to Windows Live Book Search through the Windows Live Books Publisher Program. Books sent to Microsoft by participants are scanned and indexed free of charge. Participation in the program is open to all rights holders -- publishers and authors -- worldwide. Links are provided to participating online resellers, enabling authors and publishers to promote sales of their books. (...)Initially debuted at the 2006 BookExpo America, the Windows Live Books Publisher Program, found at http://publisher.live.com/, will be expanded within the coming weeks to accept submissions in digital form in addition to the physical print material currently being processed.(netbib über OCA; netbib über Windows Live)[via Open Access News]