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In order to make it easier to find actual paper and ink copies of books you might search for on Google Book Search, a “Find Libraries” link has been added to search results. When searching for an author or book you can then link directly to WorldCat and find a copy of the book you want at a local library (after supplying WorldCat with your postal code, state, province or country).

I had some problems with the Find Libraries link not appearing half the time, though. The post on GoogleBlog says, “Queries on Google Book Search will automatically include results from library catalogs when appropriate.” This apparetly means that the link won’t appear unless the book has been digitized as part of the Library Project. I’m not sure what the point of that is, really, but you can always just go directly to the source and cut out the middle man. WorldCat also integrates with your browser search bars.