Strategy: Google Books for text version and search
6 Keywords: Google Books, Google Search, E-texts, Digital Texts, Keyword Searches, Text To Speech
"I found the remote access to University access to library sources variable (I was not always able to log in successfully) so I checked Google Books and found a selection of texts I could use."
"Two useful features on Google Books are ‘view as plain text’ (which then allows the use of text-reading software) and ‘search this book’ (which allows for some very focused active reading strategies – use of key words in the search box saves hours of skim reading or listening). " Below there are two pictures showing the comparison between the image view and the plain text view with larger fonts.
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"I wanted to use some nineteenth century reports and magazines but found it difficult to navigate and read the material on microfiche."
- GeorgiaTip
Only want to access the full text of a book in Google book search - Limit your search results to 'Full view books' by going to the Advanced Book Search and selecting that option.
