Daily Archives: 24 July 2006

Xcavator

Posted on 24 July 2006 by Rick Mason

Xcavator is a search engine for images that uses a small section of a picture in the same way that regular search engines use keywords.  Try the demo on for size. from ResourceShelf

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LivRe!

Posted on 24 July 2006 by Rick Mason

LivRe! is an open access journal portal.  Need journal articles?  LivRe! will help you locate the journals (they currently list 2,525 journals) for the topics you need. from ResourceShelf

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DIY Social Networking

Posted on 24 July 2006 by Rick Mason

Want to create your own social networking site?  PeopleAggregator could be the software for you! This could be a way for any type of group to form their own networking.  Imagine a town with all of their residents on a … Continue reading →

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Google Accessible Search

Posted on 24 July 2006 by Rick Mason

Yet another reason to create web pages that are accessible (although we shouldn’t need anything further than making sure that as many people as possible can use them): Google now has a search page for the visually impaired. They rank … Continue reading →

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Movies in the Library

Posted on 24 July 2006 by Rick Mason

Movie Licensing USA is a licensing agent for many of the largest studios in the U.S., and describes themselves as being an easy step towards showing movies in your library without risking copyright issues. from Librarian.net

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