[Web4lib] Who's afraid of Google?

[Sloan, Bernie]

I thought it was interesting that there was no mention of libraries in
this piece.

Seems like we do a lot of fretting about how people think of Google
before they think of the library when it comes to information seeking,
etc., and how this might impact the future of libraries and library
services. But libraries aren't listed as being threatened or showing
signs of panic.

Maybe we're not as threatened as some people might think, or maybe
libraries don't carry as a high a profile as publishers, software
vendors, etc. Or maybe libraries are viewed as Google "buddies" because
quite a few libraries partner with Google?

Bernie Sloan

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Subject: [Web4lib] Who's afraid of Google?

Everyone. According to Wired at
http://wired.com/wired/archive/13.12/google.html
<http://wired.com/wired/archive/13.12/google.html> 


Steve

Steve Newman
Networked Information Services Manager
University of Brighton, UK
+44 (0)1273 642637

InterAction: newsletter of Information Services see
http://interact.brighton.ac.uk/is/interaction
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