The fifth Google Librarian’s newsletter was posted today http://www.google.com/librariancenter/newsletter/0609.html.
It features two new posters–one on using Google Scholar; the other is a quiz on Google’s slightly lesser-known features.
The newsletter also discusses news on downloading the classics:
Starting today, you can go to Google Book Search and download full copies of out-of-copyright books to read at your own pace. You’re free to choose from a diverse collection of public domain titles — from well-known classics to obscure gems.
Google promises, “this is just the beginning. As we digitize more of the world’s books — whether rare, common, popular or obscure — people everywhere will be able to discover them on Google Book Search.”
My initial searches of classics like Thoreau, Twain, Austen, Shakespeare were pretty satisfying!
