Thursday, May 22, 2008

Google Book Search

I can see how this would help the Library especially in a case where we may not have an available copy in which our patrons may be looking for. For instance...a patron wants to know if the book History of the Cherokee Indians and Their Legends and Folk Lure by Emmet Starr has any information on the Proclamation of May 28, 1828...but...you dont have an available copy of the book...you can find this information on the contents page within google book search. Now you have helped the patron and they know for a fact where to find the info they are looking for.

The thing I found that would have been helpful is if the contents page of the book had clickable links to take you right to the chapter or page instead of scrolling to the page. Yes at the top of the page you can indicate the page number you want to go to but I still think it would be nice to have the contents clickable. Some of the books may be that way Im not sure ... I just know the ones I looked at were not.

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