Using Google Books

A student needed historical information on Parris Island Military Base. He had already checked the military database in NC LIVE and couldn't find anything so wanted a book. We searched the online catalog and couldn't find anything. So, we tried the Google Book search. Since the full text of the book is searched via Google Books we found that we did indeed have some books in our library about Parris Island. Since only the record is searched by the online catalog, we weren't finding them. With the link in Google Books to WorldCat we could go right into our online catalog and find the book. He found several books he could use for his paper and left the library with a big relieved smile on his face!