Google Scholar and More
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Google Scholar and More

New Google Applications and Tools for Libraries and Library Users

  1. 224 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Google Scholar and More

New Google Applications and Tools for Libraries and Library Users

About this book

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.

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.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Introduction: Using Google Applications: Expanded Tools for Libraries
  7. 1. Google: A Chronology of Innovations, Acquisitions, and Growth
  8. 2. Thinking Inside the Box: Comparing Federated Search Results from Google Scholar, Live Search Academic, and Central Search
  9. 3. It’s All Academic: Google Scholar, Scirus, and Windows Live Academic Search
  10. 4. Join the Conversation: Show Your Library’s Google Scholar and Book Search Expertise
  11. 5. The Triumph of Expediency: The Impact of Google Scholar on Library Instruction
  12. 6. Worth the Price? Virtual Reference, Global Knowledge Forums, and the Demise of Google Answers
  13. 7. Google and Collaboration
  14. 8. Scheduling Smorgasbord: Google Calendar and Key Contenders
  15. 9. Blogger: Your Thoughts Here
  16. 10. Blogger, WordPress.com, and Their Pseudoblog Alternatives: A Comparison of Focus, Features, and Feel
  17. 11. Libraries and Google Co-op
  18. 12. A Squatter on the Fourth Estate: Google News
  19. Index