Google Guide: Making Search Even Easier for Scandinavia

Contact and translator: Erik Hoy
Librarian, Internet trainer and adult educator
Copenhagen Central Library
Denmark
erik-nicolaisen-hoy(at)ofir.dk (replace "(at)" by "@").

Copenhagen, Denmark, February 24, 2004 - "Google is so easy to use, why take a tutorial? If you're like many people, you use only a fraction of Google's features and services. The more you know about how Google works, its features and capabilities, the better it can serve your needs." — Nancy Blachman, author of Google Guide, www.googleguide.com.

Because Google Guide is the best tutorial on how to use all of Google's potential and is a jewel for both the novice and advanced search user, the Copenhagen Library has translated Google Guide into Danish.

The Danish Google Guide describes most Google functions and features and includes search tips from Google-experts. It also describes features and capabilities of other search engines, including Alltheweb, Altavista, and Teoma, that aren't currently available from Google.

Danish Google Guide was inspired by Nancy Blachman, the author of Google Guide, who suggested that we translate it when we informed her that we were going to include excerpts of Google Guide on the Copenhagen Central Library's website. Nancy has followed the development of the Danish version, though she doesn't know Danish. The Danish version is not a mere translation, but has been adapted by eliminating US-specific features, e.g., phonebook and street maps, and including examples catering to Danish and Scandinavian audiences.

Danish Google Guide is now available at the Copenhagen Central Library. The Copenhagen Central Library is Denmark’s largest public library and the second largest in Scandinavia. From it the Danish Google Guide is now available at bibliotek.kk.dk/soeg_bestil_forny/googleguide.

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