# Citing Just Got a Lot Better **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 14, 2004, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citing-just-got-a-lot-better/279809 "2004-12-14T17:13:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2004, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citing-just-got-a-lot-better/279809/1 "2004-12-14T17:13:38Z")
[Google is going to scan “lots” of books starting next year](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6709342/). I love google. ---
**Author:** ![Chairman\_Pow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@Chairman\_Pow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chairman_Pow)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2004, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citing-just-got-a-lot-better/279809/2 "2004-12-15T04:05:12Z")
> [@bup](#): > > [Google is going to scan “lots” of books starting next year](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6709342/). > > I love google. That will be interesting. Project Gutenberg on steroids. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2004, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citing-just-got-a-lot-better/279809/3 "2004-12-15T04:11:09Z")
> [@Chairman Pow](#): > > That will be interesting. Project Gutenberg on steroids. _Police Academia_ :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2004, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citing-just-got-a-lot-better/279809/4 "2004-12-15T04:13:00Z")
I actually like reading books. The paper kind. Call me a dinosaur. ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2004, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citing-just-got-a-lot-better/279809/5 "2004-12-15T04:15:54Z")
This is just another good detail to my theory that Google is [SkyNET](http://www.goingfaster.com/term2029/skynet.html) in the making. Oh, and also a great tool for plagiarism in the making. Tripler Geez, next thing you know, they’ll start putting _pictures_ in books. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2004, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citing-just-got-a-lot-better/279809/6 "2004-12-15T04:38:26Z")
> [@CynicalGabe](#): > > I actually like reading books. The paper kind. Call me a dinosaur. I like reading books, too-- but when you’re searching for a quote, or trying to find something dimly remembered, you can’t beat searchable text. ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2004, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citing-just-got-a-lot-better/279809/7 "2004-12-15T05:29:53Z")
> [@CynicalGabe](#): > > I actually like reading books. The paper kind. Call me a dinosaur. _Here_, Rex! _Here_, boy! ::whistles:: ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2004, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citing-just-got-a-lot-better/279809/8 "2004-12-15T05:33:27Z")
Is [Google Scholar](http://scholar.google.com/) new or old? That looks good as well. ---
**Author:** ![Chairman\_Pow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@Chairman\_Pow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chairman_Pow)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2004, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citing-just-got-a-lot-better/279809/9 "2004-12-15T05:45:34Z")
> [@Fern Forest](#): > > Is [Google Scholar](http://scholar.google.com/) new or old? That looks good as well. As it’s a beta, I’m guessing it’s new. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2004, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citing-just-got-a-lot-better/279809/10 "2004-12-15T07:15:26Z")
> [@AndrewT](#): > > _Here_, Rex! _Here_, boy! ::whistles:: _stands on box, applauding and whistling_