Google Book Search and the Future of Libraries

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dc.contributor.author	Parlette, Melanie
dc.contributor.author	Owen, Leanne
dc.contributor.author	Babineau, Jessica
dc.date.accessioned	2011-06-21T14:35:28Z
dc.date.available	2011-06-21T14:35:28Z
dc.date.issued	2010
dc.identifier.citation	Parlette, M., Owen, L., & J. Babineau. (2010). Google Book Search and the Future of Libraries. Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management, 6, 1-12.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13837
dc.description.abstract	Google Book Search (GBS) is a service provided by Google that allows for the searching of the full text of millions of books from some of the world’s most renowned library collections. Two distinct view points are found amongst Information Management (IM) professionals regarding GBS: those who support the Google Books’ Search project as an opportunity for libraries and alternately, those who believe GBS will ultimately lead to the demise of libraries and the way individuals retrieve and process information. Information professionals objectively weigh the pros and cons of the GBS Project: being aware of the privacy concerns of the project, the problematic metadata of the search engine and the problematic dependency which it may cause. Contrarily, the pleasing of patrons in libraries, and digitization happening through the project must not be overlooked. Library professionals must determine the best method of bringing GBS into library environments, and this can be done effectively by considering context, concerns and benefits.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Volume 6;
dc.subject	Google	en_US
dc.title	Google Book Search and the Future of Libraries	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US