A good proportion probably google before they ever bother looking at
any libraries or archives own search interface/catalog, so in my
opinion it is imperative that google can index what any
library/archive has.
Your mention of car information is exactly where my main user needs
are, I cannot expect the world of possible users to come straight to
my search interface, they don't know I exist or possibly have the
information, their google search for the part number and makers name
can find me though. Just because a library/archive is in some posh
stone building does not make a user come to you these days.
These days Google IS the federated search, use it to sell too!
Dave Caroline
Received on Mon Aug 01 2011 - 09:47:11 EDT