SV: [Web4lib] google & library catalogs

[Anders Ericson]

I haven't (yet) read all the replies in this thread, so this may have been
mentioned already, but the Danish library authorities decided in fact this
autumn that they'll let Google "penetrate" their web "union catalogue"
bibliotek.dk (which covers all Danish libraries) and do exactly what Sara
Brownmiller describes.

Someone was concerned about "non-English records" and their "troublesome"
letters. Aren't there any Danish colleagues on the list with the details on
the Danish Google progress? 

Because in Danish (and Norwegian - my tongue) we have 3 "odd" letters; æ (an
and an e squeezed together), ø (an o with a slash right through it) and å
(an a with a small circle on top). Which are all in common, daily use (more
than before, actually, since aa (double a) has been replaced by å (the a
with the circle), like in Kirkegaard, who, if he was born today, might have
called himself Kirkegård.

By the way: Danish academic libraries also plan to separate the Danish
"part" of Google Scholar and make it their multi-resource portal; both for
e-documents (open as well as local subscriptions) and library books. And
thus make both Danish research and library resources more available. 

Mvh
A n d e r s  E r i c s o n
anders [dot] ericson [at] norskbibliotekforening [dot] no
+47 97775170

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> Fra: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:web4lib-
> bounces at webjunction.org] På vegne av Sara Brownmiller
> Sendt: 10. april 2006 23:56
> Til: web4lib at webjunction.org
> Emne: [Web4lib] google & library catalogs
> 
> 
> There is interest here in allowing google (google the search engine, not
> google scholar) to spider, or crawl, our library catalog.  Since many
> students start their research in google, they might identify information
> easily available to them.  It would also help increase exposure to
> materials in our digital collections and our special collections and
> manuscripts.
> 
> Has anyone allowed a search engine to crawl their catalog?  What impact
> did it have on the performance?  Does your library have a policy about
> search engines crawling your catalog?  What factors influenced your
> decision?
> 
> I would also be very interested in locating some records in google that
> came from a library catalog to see how the user is linked to the catalog
> or to see how the material is identified with a specific institution.
> 
> thanks, Sara
> 
> Sara Brownmiller			University of Oregon Libraries
> Director, Library Systems 		1299 University of Oregon
> Women's Studies Librarian		Eugene, OR  97403-1299
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