Thursday, February 19, 2004

The Chronicle: 2/20/2004: The Infodiet: How Libraries Can Offer an Appetizing Alternative to Google

May require logon: "Google has become the symbol of competition to the academic library. In 2003 a torrent of articles in the popular press sang the praises of Google while heralding the demise of libraries or, worse, ignoring libraries and librarians -- the original search engines. Such articles make academic librarians wince, especially with the usual quotes from students along the lines of, 'Oh, our campus has a library? I didn't know that, but now that you mention it, why would I go there?'"

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