Following links from Google Books, WorldCat and Archive.org

When I was working at the University of Utah Library a million years ago(maybe only half a million), my past-time on break was to walk thestacks, it was exercise and I also became acquainted with all of thedifferent sections of that huge library. I would also find books ofinterest from time to time. Whenever I go to a library, I essentially dothe same thing, walk up and down the shelves looking for relevantmaterial. I have learned that no index (card catalog) is perfect andthere is no substitute for taking a look for yourself as to what mightbe available.

The current equivalent for walking the shelves is using Google Books,WorldCat and Archive.org to look for books that might be helpful to myresearch. But I do miss the library.

Here is an example of an interconnected search on Google/WorldCat/Archive.org:

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Following links from Google Books, WorldCat and Archive.org

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