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Google Scholar and More: New Google Applications and Tools For Libraries and Library U
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by William Miller and Rita Pellen
Sales Rank: 1039278
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Paperback: 218 pages
Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition October 2, 2008
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0789036150
ISBN-13: 978-0789036155
Product Dimensions:
8.7 x 6 x 0.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
Product Description
In only a few years, Google has become an authoritative provider of multiple products which have changed the digital information landscape. This book discusses how libraries can go beyond Google's basic search and Scholar functions to expand services for their patrons. Respected authorities reveal the expanding variety of new Google applications developed in the past few years, many of which have not received wide attention and are as yet not often used in libraries. Applications explored include Google Co-op, Google News, Google Docs & Spreadsheets, Google Calendar, and Google Talk. This book also discusses different important aspects of the company's expansion of functions, such as the failure of the Google Answers experiment, the broad variety of free Google applications that librarians can use to collaborate, and the success of Google's Blogger, among others.A helpful chronology of Google's growth is provided, as well as comparative analyses between various Google functions and other functions that are currently available. The book is extensively referenced. Topics discussed include: the impact of Google and its innovations on the information landscape; a comparative analysis between Google Scholar, Windows Live Search Academic, and Serials Solutions Central Search; advantages in the use of workshops on Google Scholar and Google Book Search in library instruction sessions; the positive and negative aspects of Google Scholar as a research tool useful; Google tools for group work among librarians; Google Calendar versus other online calendaring applications; a comparison between Google-owned Blogger and other free, hosted, blog providers; and, Google Co-op's use by libraries.This book is an invaluable resource for academic librarians, public librarians, school librarians, library science faculty, and special librarians. This book was published as a special issue of the "Journal of Library Administration".
About The Author
Florida Atlantic University, USA
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Google Scholar and More: New Google Applications and Tools For Libraries and Library U
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