I have used Google Book Search to preview particular items in the past and have found it handy for this purpose. Apparently Google have scanned about 7 million books of which 1 million are in the public domain and another million are in full preview mode because of agreements reached with publishers. They have just reached a settlement with the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers which should see must books in full preview mode. (The article).
I find Google Scholar to be very unappealing. I would much rather use databases and electronic journals. It also makes me think of a REM lyric from "King Of Birds" "...standing on the shoulders of giants / leaves me cold."
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