Google Stuff

I use Google maps all the time. I have the Internet and a GPS on my phone and use the maps to locate places I've never been to. I once traveled around Jacksonville, going from used bookstore to used bookstore (courtesy of Google maps) trying to unload a bunch of erotic donations! Didn't think they'd sell very well at the library since we're surrounded by churches and elementary schools. ;o}

I also use Google images. Frequently. I like to dress up things like my blog (!), my emails, flyers I have to make, and to just see what comes up sometimes. I am currently using Google images to find non-copyrighted things to use on a new personal website.

To keep with the idea of learning and trying something new, I went into Google Scholar. My search term was  (gasp!) Regency England. Some of the results were simply citations (catcalls). They aren't even links. So if you want it, you have to locate it yourself. (Or, call your local public library, of course.) I did discover some full-text items that may be of interest to my research. An Italian in Regency England is about Ugo Foscolo, an Italian poet who lived the last years of his life in, surprisingly enough, Regency England. I will read more later.

Google is an exceptional tool and, like all tools, you need to know when to use it and when to pick up a simple screwdriver.