[Web4lib] What's in a name (Google Book Search, that is)?

[Elizabeth Harman]

K.G. Schneider wrote:

> Speaking of search engines, in a report dated 11/27/2005 (!), Pew reports
> that since 2004, "use of search engines on a typical day has jumped from 30%
> to 41% of the internet-using population." The report also notes that 9 out
> of 10 dentists, I mean internet-users, use search engines. (But do choosy
> mothers choose Google?)

Does it also mention how many Internet users will use anything labeled 
"search"? Here at out library, the Monticello Avenue home page says 
"search avenue.org". Do you know how many complaints I get because it 
can't find Yahoo or Google? And this is after we changed it from simply 
saying "search". So the complaints died down, but they still happen.

All the Google bashing that takes place on this list sometimes makes me 
think folks are scared that it will replace a person. Did you bash Yahoo 
this much when it was the search engine of choice?

Liz

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Liz Harman
Internet Specialist
Monticello Avenue