UIUC Library Staff Development and Training

Google Scholar Addendum
 

Greg's recommended readings for discussion preparation:

The Chronicle of Higher Education has a series of articles on the impact of Google print and digital texts.  Here is the summary of those articles with links that subscribers may follow: FROM GUTENBERG TO GOOGLE Librarians and publishers say they are still trying to grasp the impact of the search-engine company's plan to scan millions of books. You can comment on the issues raised in this article, in Forums. --> SEE http://chronicle.com/weekly/v51/i39/39a02401.htm

*  'MARGINAL UTILITY'    Books may eventually be reduced to formats in which they have    virtually no meaning, worries Michael Gorman, president-elect    of the American Library Association.    

--> SEE http://chronicle.com/weekly/v51/i39/39a02501.htm

*  END RESULT    The digitization project will not threaten the library's    central role in connecting users with information, says John    P. Wilkin, of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.   

 --> http://chronicle.com/weekly/v51/i39/39a02501.htm#wilkin

*  STRESSING THE POSITIVE    Google hopes to add even more books to its digitized    collection, from publishers as well as from libraries, says Adam M. Smith, a senior business-product manager at the company.    

--> SEE http://chronicle.com/weekly/v51/i39/39a02701.htm

*  STRETCHING 'FAIR USE'     Google should address some questions about the rights of    authors and publishers, according to Peter Givler, executive director of the Association of American    University Presses.    --> SEE http://chronicle.com/weekly/v51/i39/39a02702.htm

Peter Jasco's review of Google Scholar
http://www.gale.com/free_resources/reference/peter/current.htm#google

Paula Kaufman sent out the Googlezon link:

During the Q&A after Greg Youngen's presentation on Google Scholar, someone mentioned "Googlezon."  Here's a link to a look at Googlezon in 2015.  Its focus is on predicted changes and impacts on traditional news media.  EPIC, redux Download epic-2015-thompson-sloan.swf <http://blog.pegasusnews.com/files/epic-2015-thompson-sloan.swf> (requires Macromedia Flash Player <http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer/>).