Google To Open Facility In Ann Arbor

[nemorathwald]

AP Wire: Google plans to open Ann Arbor-area facility, hire 1,000
... to handle AdWords, their pay-per-click advertising system. It would not be surprising if this were also related to Google's operation to digitize the library of the University of Michigan and make it searchable.

Comments

[zifferent.livejournal.com]

I also wonder if Proquest (they do publication archiving) fits into their plans if at all?

[rainbowgnosis.livejournal.com]

Heh... I used to work in the digitizing project for about a month. I hope the new place they're working in doesn't have airborne stuff that makes people sick.

[brendand.livejournal.com]

Who did you apply through? Kelly?

[rainbowgnosis.livejournal.com]

Nope, Adecco. If you're interested in applying for it, ask for MDP (Michigan Digitization Project).

[paranthropus.livejournal.com]

This is very exciting news. I hope it leads to more jobs, the right kind of jobs, coming to Michigan.

Maybe we can also look forward to finally getting some high-res satellite shots of A2 on Google Maps.

[wolfger.livejournal.com]

Well, since the job I'm applying for there is "scanner technician", I'd guess it probably will have something to do with scanning the U of M library...

[(Anonymous)]

The 'scanner technician' job posts have been there for months so it has nothing to do with the recent news. There was also a post for a supervisor, which we found very amusing and came to the conclusion that the project is getting even bigger. There's ALOT of books though... A very interesting side note: the law library is scanning in its own books independently of the MDP project, however, at a much slower pace of course.

[brendand.livejournal.com]

My question is How do I apply, and how do I get Chris DiBona to recommend me?