Category - Internet/Media
Topic - Google Book Search
Issue - How to access published information
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One of Google's most popular search tools is Book Search (books.google.com). This tool gives the online book fanatic access to the full text of some books, and links to where to buy books.
Google Book Search also promises to digitize millions of publications in libraries. They have already begun this huge undertaking.
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Search the full text of books and discover new ones.
About Google Book Search - Book Search Blog - Information for Publishers - Google Home
©2007 Google
Lauren and I think that Book Search is a very helpful online resource. We use it to look up references, and to assist us with book reports. Google provides other information about books, too, including - a view of the cover of the book, facts about the author, a book summary, the number of pages in the book, the publication date, and the genre of the book.
Book Search automatically shows you a list of sites leading to the book's reviews and references. There are also blogs about books, and there is even a link to publishers' websites and to booksellers.
Lauren and I now have no problem searching for a new book to use at school, or a book to read just for fun. We are glad we found this resource!
Glossary -
blog - to write entries in, add material to, or maintain a web log
digitize - to convert (data) to digital form for use in a computer
publisher - a person or company whose business is the publishing of books, periodicals, engravings, computer software, etc.
undertaking - to take upon oneself, as a task, performance, etc.
Find Out More -
www.books.google.com/googlebooks/about.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Book_Search
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Submitted by - Lauren Porter and Kasey Tan
Site Manager - Chris Ricci
June 2007
