Daily Archives: 12 September 2006

Searching Shakespeare

Posted on 12 September 2006 by Rick Mason

Need to track down a Shakespearian quote?  How many times does Juliet say “O Romeo, Romeo“?  Want to know where and how many times he used the word “Library“? Shakespeare Searched is a search engine of the bard’s works based … Continue reading →

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Wikipedia vs. Britannica – the e-mail debate

Posted on 12 September 2006 by Rick Mason

The Wall Street Journal set up an interesting and extremely enlightening e-mail debate between Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, and Dale Hoiberg, editor-in-chief of Britannica. I expected a polite statement of principles and strengths, and an establishment of the differences … Continue reading →

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Banned Book Search

Posted on 12 September 2006 by Rick Mason

Google Book Search has put up a page dedicated to highlighting some of the books that have been challenged over the years, encouraging people to become aware of the controversies and the qualities of these reads. They have several links … Continue reading →

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