Internet Libraries & Libraries of the Future

The Internet Public Library

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What is the Internet Public Library? http://www.ipl.org/: The Internet Public Library is a public service organization and a learning/teaching environment founded at the University of Michigan School of Information and hosted by Drexel University's College of Information Science & Technology.

Internet Archive

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What is Internet Archive? http://www.archive.org/index.php: The Internet Archive, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, they provide free access to researchers, historians, scholars, and the general public.

Google Book Search

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How does Google Book Search work? Taking from Google's own description: http://books.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=43724&cbid=-1njbjme0ojqke&src=cb&lev=index : Finding books with Google Book Search is as easy as finding websites with Google Web Search; just enter the keyword or phrase you're looking for into the Google Book Search box. For example, when you search for "rock climbing" or for a phrase like "one small step for man," Google Book Search will find all the books whose contents match your search terms. Click on a book title and you'll see basic info about the book just like you'd see in a card catalog. You might also see a few snippets - sentences of your search term in context. If a publisher or author has given us permission, you'll see a full page and be able to browse within the book to see more pages. If the book is out of copyright, you'll see a full page and you can page forward or back to see the full book. Clicking on "Search within this book," allows you to perform more searches within the book you've selected. You can click on any of the "Buy this Book" links to go straight to an online bookstore where you can buy the book. In many cases, you can also click "Find this book in a library" to find a local library where you can borrow it. Future of Google Book Search: http://books.google.com/googlebooks/agreement/