The first Google Newsletter for Librarians was published (Dec 2005) . "This newsletter was conceived at the 2005 ALA conference in Chicago , where Google hosted a booth in the exhibit hall. We spent three days chatting with librarians about Google: what you liked, what you didn't like, and where you saw opportunities to work together to help people find useful, relevant information." Future issues will feature articles contributed by librarians and library supporters, links to library-related web sites, and updates on Google products and services that can help you in your work.

This first issue focuses on one of the most frequent questions Google receives from librarians: How does Google index the web and how does it rank the results? This issue explains the basics of indexing and their page ranking algorithms.

Google invites librarians to send in their Google thoughts, questions, article suggestions and stories of how librarians use and keep up with technology on the job.

Read the December 2005 newsletter on indexing and page ranking at:
http://www.google.com/newsletter/librarian/librarian_2005_12/article1.html

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