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There may be an information explosion of tremendous proportions since the 1990's via the internet but one can't ever discount the value of published books which are more organized in content, written by more credible authors, edited by qualified editors and published by established publications. Google Books Search, which is in beta, has made it possible for researchers and book lovers alike to find the books they want to read or buy before they head off to their local bookstores or libraries. Some books which does not have copyright restrictions are even available in full view.
These are snapshots of what Google Books looks like. Click on the picture or caption to go to the actual web page:
View the entire book
Snippet View
View a few sentences surrounding the search term
No Preview Available
View basic information about the book
To make it even better, Google recently added cropping tool feature that would allow readers to copy and paste selections of the book. I don't recommend plagiarizing against book materials, but cropping tool allows a researcher to compile all the data onto a single source rather than opening and searching all the resource books every time the information is needed. Copy-and-paste feature also prevents misquotes when a portion of the book is quoted.
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