Google Books for Dentistry, an Introduction

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1 for Dentistry, an Introduction P. F. Anderson, Emerging Technologies Librarian, Health Sciences Libraries, University of Michigan Outline Overview About What s in How to Find Stuff in How to Use Examples Teaching Research Clinical Practice Getting the Real Book More Information Questions & Answers Introduction Google Book Search: Dr. Schwimmer shares his story: utube.com/wa tch?v=o8rljz DOef8 Getting from Google to Google Books The More menu is your friend Getting from Google to Google Books The More menu is the way to books About Can use regular Google Search commands Has new and old books and journals 1

2 About Google Book Search Search the full text of books Browse books online Learn more - fast Buy the book, or borrow it from the library Where do the books come from? What s in Books and journals, both but mostly books From publishers & libraries Who have agreed to partner with Google Important to note: Copyright / Intellectual property Conservative access via multiple levels More complete access via Mbooks What s in? Screenshot of Google Book Help Center, About search Authors Publishers Librarians What s in from UM The University of Michigan and Google, Inc. have entered into a ground-breaking partnership to digitize the entire print collection of the University Library. The digitized collection, called MBooks, is searchable in the library catalog, Mirlyn, as well as in the Google Book Search. Full-text of works that are out of copyright or in the public domain are available. MBooks - Michigan Digitization Project: : Eg. Dentistry treatment planning Limit to Full view only 2

3 Use Advanced Search Use Advanced Search especially to search for authors Or use Advanced Search especially to browse by subject Search: What is Mbooks? Mbooks: Search: What is in Mbooks? MBooks Mbooks items are in Mirlyn You can find them with an author or title search, or by serendipitous discovery You cannot, at this time, search Mbooks as a distinct collection 3

4 Search: / MBooks strategies Strategy 1: To find a book Use to search within a book (fulltext or keyword) If Google has full view available, great; if not.. Go to Mirlyn with the author or title to see if University of Michigan has more complete fulltext Strategy 2: To get a copy Use to find what page or chapter you need Use University Libraries Document Delivery to get a copy sent to you by or to borrow. Can search for frequently asked questions, or specific conditions Antibiotic prophylaxis example screenshot of highlighted text on page Antibiotic prophylaxis example screenshot of highlighted text on page - full view book from 1995 Can search for historical context or earliest known examples WD Miller example 4

5 WD Miller example plus features Contents Download PDF About this book, reviews, my library Miller example continued - current book with snippet view Examples - Clinical Practice Mouth inflammation example - search Examples - Clinical Practice Mouth inflammation example - historic Inflammation of the mouth -- put et simple -- is of comparatively rare occurrence, if we except those parts of it lying in immediate proximity to the teeth Farrar, Joseph. The human voice and connected parts Examples - Clinical Practice Mouth inflammation example - modern Examples - Clinical Practice Mouth inflammation example - from UM 5

6 search Matrix metalloproteinase example Preview view: highlights & book summary page unavailable page unavailable About this book view chapter discovery for page sequence 6

7 Examples - Getting the real books From the University Libraries From other libraries From book vendors Getting books from UM Libraries 7FAST: Other sources Can also buy or borrow elsewhere Most common problem: conservative blocking of requests Google help center - My Library Why can t I read the entire book? 7

8 When trouble reading a page look for troubleshooting links Try reading the scanned text in HTML mode And report the page as being unreadable ( Flag the page) Google will rescan or try to repair You can also report problems from the About this book view Scroll to the bottom of the About this book page Click on Provide feedback The Provide feedback page allows you to report a variety of quality control issues More resources Google Book Search: Dr. Schwimmer shares his story: DOef8 Flickr: One Millionth Book: /collections/ / Links & more information - Google : books.google.com/ Help Center: 8

9 Links & more information - UM University Libraries: Mbooks - Michigan Digitization Project: University Libraries: Frequently Asked Questions About Mbooks at the University of Michigan: University Libraries: Search Tips: ks.pdf Links & more information UM Digital Libraries: Collections Search: xt-idx?page=home 7FAST: Questions & Answers? New Yorker Google s Moon Shot: Cartoon: 5fa_fact_toobin Grosse Pointe News: 08/google_cartoon_ gif 9