Google Print changed its name to Google Book

The reason for this, as stated in search engine watch.com is “Well, one factor was all the comments we got about how excited people were that Google Print would help them print out their documents, or web pages they visit -- which of course it won't.” Sure we have patrons at the library who use the wrong terms and confuse library staff and librarians alike – ‘reserve,’ and ‘hold’ are constantly used interchangeably, they say computer instead of catalog or (OPAC), etc. But, really! Is there a generation growing out there that doesn’t understand what else ‘print’ could mean? I suppose I should not be too surprised. This is probably the same generation that is being fed Hamlet in a mobile phone “to make great literature more accessible.” (http://tinyurl.com/7nku9). I understand and I think even most die hard book fans are trying to understand that the younger generation loves its gadgets – the move to digital environment, electronic libraries – e-books and e-journals, computer games, etc. And then there is pod casting, vodcasting, blogging, emailing and many more to come which means, hey! these kids don’t have to meet or talk to each other in person at all. They can just live in a room full of gadgets and learn their literature, do their shopping, meet their future partners and do just about everything on line. Who needs a community anymore? Is it really Woe un2mnkind? This simplification of literature does not only make great literature more accessible but also dilutes it. But I am just a librarian. What do I know about literature?