No. 5 - More Google

Google translate - I tried Google translate on basic English phrases and was impressed. I then tried a web page which was in Polish that I had found for a client researching a coat of arms. It was one of the few web pages I found any information. I was very impressed with the translation and how understandable it was. I wish I had known about this before I sent the client the information. I can see this being useful for multicultural clients in understanding things in the English world but I can also see how useful it could be in providing information for clients in their own language, or in the case of family history helping clients to get information from the country of their ancestors.

Google Books - I had a go searching through Advanced, and it is handy to know that you can search by "Full-view" only, but I found that with out having a reason to use it, it wasn't of to much use.

iGoogle - I have used iGoogle for many years and at home it is my home page. I have everything from weather and the radar to pacman the computer game. It has all my favourite things on it and makes it a one-stop-shop in many cases.

Google Calendar - Again I've used this ever since it was offered as an option for iGoogle. It enables me to keep track of all my appointments, especially in relation to work e.g. working on the weekend. It would have its uses for library groups that may exist outside the library internal workings that want to be able to meet.

Google Maps - I had a play with Google maps when I did the Mashups section. It was very interesting but creating your own map can be time-consuming depending on what type of map you are creating. To view the map you will need to go back to Mashups on Oct 30.