Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Was there life before Google?

Can anyone under 30 imagine life before Google? My kids are great Google users, and try out all sorts of things (including googling 'poo' on google images...they're young). We've trialled a Google spreadsheet at work to allow collaboration in purchase suggestions for replacement works across a statewide network. It seems to be going well. At the present, I can't see a need to use Google docs in my personal sphere.

I searched on Google books for Anne of Green Gables however it was only available in limited preview. The hit-and-miss of this type of thing I guess. We've recently incorporated Google books to the library catalogue http://www.statelibrary.tas.gov.au and it will be interesting to see what the reaction from clients is.

Google maps - love it and use it often.

1 comment:

Learning 2.0 program said...

We have librarything incorporated- I wonder what Google Books will be like. I will keep an eye on your progress. Google is certainly amazing!
regards
Leslie