Google further extends “olive branch” to librarians
July 5, 2006“Librarians and Google have a similar mission: to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. We support librarians who work each day to further that mission. This site is a first step toward improving and expanding that support.” Quote taken from the “Google Librarian” website
The role of the librarian and librarianship has been continously called into question internationally since the advent of Google (although these claims never came from Google itself). However, the search engine megagoth realized the role of librarian and search engine are uniquely intertwined. Rather than alienate librarians, Google decided to extend a proverbial “olive branch” to librarians worldwide with the creation of the Google Librarian Center.
Google has recently expanded its year old service to include a full website, searching tip sheets, multilingual blog, and extensive newsletter. Helpful hints are emailed to librarians who subscribe to their service monthly for free.
You can learn more about the Google Librarian center by clicking this link: www.googlelibrarian.com
