A February 2012 Pew Internet survey found that 91% of online adults use search engines to find information on the web (Purcell, Brenner, & Rainie, 2012). When asked which search engine they use most often, 83% of search users say Google. This paper outlines a challenge to public libraries, which have a mandate to facilitate public access to information. A preliminary study reveals that many public libraries in Canada currently block their catalogues from Google's indexing robots, effectively rendering their resources invisible to the majority of Internet searchers. This fact undermines the purpose and functionality of public libraries' Online Public Access Catalogues (OPACs). This paper will address the problem of dynamic content for search engine robots, and suggest solutions, as well as illustrating the need for future studies. Google, Public Libraries, and the Deep WebAbout the Author: Alieda is a MLIS candidate from Victoria, British Columbia. She is the Digital Publications Officer for the School of Information Management Student Association and an Editorial Chair for the Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management. She has also served as the Fundraising Chair for Librarians Without Borders and is a founding member of FYI Halifax, an action-oriented community group interested in local literacy projects and information activism. Her professional interests lie in public libraries, particularly collection development, community outreach, and emerging technologies.

Despite the decline in youth participation in traditional politics over time, engagement in alternative forms of civic engagement is increasing. Existing research focuses on disenfranchised youth; in this paper, we describe an initial exploration of the role of information in initial and ongoing civic engagement. In this pilot study, we conducted a focus group with six teenagers (15-17 years old) recognized by their teachers and peers for being highly engaged in their schools and/or communities, in order to understand the selfdescribed motivations, influences, and information behaviors of an important demographic which has not been widely studied in existing literature: youth who are highly engaged, but not yet eligible to vote in democratic elections. The participants were from six different provinces in Canada, and included a mix of rural, suburban, and urban youth. Participant responses suggested that their information environment, including the availability of information about civic affairs and opportunities to become directly involved, played a role in their socialization as engaged citizens. Moreover, they indicated that the effect of their information environment on their own civic engagement was cumulative over time: the more an issue appeared, the more likely they were to engage with it. Based on this focus group discussion, we suggest a set of interpretations that describe the role of information environments, the cumulative impact of civic information, and the levels of information consumption used by youth. While these theories will require additional data to confirm or reject, we expect that our observations will help inform efforts to engage youth in civic society.