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Booksee – This is a portal that claims to have over 2,400,000 downloadable e-books (PDFs).  It has a keyword search engine plus a broad subject category listing.  Search listings are limited to 100 titles so precise keyword searches should be used.  Each title entry notes the language of the e-book and MB size. Due to the size of the full-text books, downloading can be time consuming especially if there is limited bandwidth. en.booksee.org

Google Books – This search tool contains an extensive list of material from the Google Library Project and Partner Programs.  If in the ‘public domain’, the material can be downloaded.  Otherwise, there is online access through the portal.   Google books has a keyword search key plus several search tools (limit) options.  Search results will include full-text e-books and also chapters/sections of a book on that topic.  Links (citations) can be stored in a personal Google Account. books.google.com

Freebookcentre.net Online Books....Freebookcentre.net contains links to thousands of free online technical books. Which Include core computer science, networking, programming languages, Systems Programming books, Linux books and many more. You are welcome to follow the following links for the free books tour.. http://freebookcentre.net/

Deploying Social Media Platforms in the National Library of Nigeria... Gloria .O. Matthews (gloriatoks@gmail.com) Director, Virtual Library Services Department, National Library of Nigeria.com Osarome Ogbebor ( osarome@yahoo.com ) Senior Librarian (Social Media Manager), Virtual Library Services Department, National Library of Nigeria For the first time in history, more people are able to say more things - to more people than at any time in the past. Social media has played a significant role in enabling people across the globe to interact with patrons, users and friends who participate in their sphere of acquaintances. The potential impact to libraries is significant and spans from greater participation in programs and events due to people telling their friends, neighbours and community about their experiences, a greater utilization of libraries collections by patrons reading, watching, and listening to items from library resources. http://www.ifla.org/files/assets/info

100 Time-Saving Search Engines for Serious Scholars (Revised)...... http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2012/07/100-time-saving-search-engines-serious-scholars-revised/

100 Time-Saving Search Engines for Serious Scholars..... with today’s technology you can do quite a bit of useful searching,   undergraduates and grad students alike will appreciate the usefulness of these search engines that allow them to find books, journal articles and even primary source material for whatever kind of research they’re working on and that return only serious, academic results so time isn’t wasted on unprofessional resources. http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2010/03/100-time-saving-search-engines-for-serious-scholars/