The Chronicle of Higher Education

The Infodiet: How Libraries Can Offer an Appetizing Alternative to Google

By STEVEN J. BELL

Google has become the symbol of competition to the academic library. In 2003 a torrent of articles in the popular press sang the praises of Google while heralding the demise of libraries or, worse, ignoring libraries and librarians -- the original search engines. Such articles make academic librarians wince, especially with the...

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