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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.Libology Blog
Established July 2006
ISSN: 1946-1852
by Rick Mason
Category Archives: Search
U.S. Schools Search
As part of their real estate search area, Yahoo has debuted a School Search feature that provides information and reports on schools throughout the country. from Search Engine Land
Posted in Education, Maps, Search, WebSearch
Tagged real estate search area, search engine, Yahoo
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Intergovernmental Organizations Search
David Oldenkamp of Indiana University has put together a Google Custom Search (see my post here) called International Documents that searches selected Intergovernmental Organization’s (IGO) web sites. Very handy when you need that type of information. Someone ought to collect … Continue reading
Posted in Google, Government, Libraries, Search, Web Design, WebSearch
Tagged David Oldenkamp, Google, Indiana University, Intergovernmental Organization, James Jacobs
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FirstGov.gov is now USA.gov
Time to change your links… the site formerly known as FirstGov.gov is now USA.gov. The search page is USASearch.gov. Easier for people to remember, once they get used to the change! from ResourceShelf
Posted in Government, Libraries, Online Databases, Online Services, Search, WebSearch
Tagged Governor, search page, United States
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Reference Librarian as Technology Mediator
This article’s abstract: The Arizona Health Sciences Library has collaborated with clinical faculty to develop a federated search engine that is useful for meeting real-time clinical information needs. This article proposes a technology mediation role for the reference librarian that … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Online Databases, Online Services, Search, Software, Web Design
Tagged Arizona Health Sciences Library, federated search engine, librarian, reference librarian, search engine, technology mediation role, Technology Mediator, technology-mediated services
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Google adds clustering (but not to websearch)
Google’s announcement today: the Google Search Appliance (for indexing and searching on server environments) has just added clustering to the results. It shouldn’t be too long before we see it filtering (ahem) down to the web search realm. Clustering is … Continue reading
Posted in Google, Search, Web Design, WebSearch
Tagged Google, search engine, web search realm
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Go FISH
As discussed on the Infomancy blog, FISH was their response to the problems inherent in the current state of the OPAC (Online Public-Access Catalog). And their response? FISH (Free (as in kittens) Integrated Search Handler). What’s the difference? Read their … Continue reading
Posted in ILS, Libraries, Online Databases, Open Source, Search, Software
Tagged access search tools, Online Public-Access Catalog, OPAC technology
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Wikiasari
Take the large number of people who work on Wikipedia and have them evaluate web pages, and what do you get? Wikisauri, a search engine from Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia. The concept will be that the searches that … Continue reading
Posted in Google, News, Online Services, Search, WebSearch
Tagged computer algorithm, founder, Google, search engine, Wales, Wikipedia
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PLoS ONE launches
PLoS ONE, created by the Public Library of Science, has launched. Open Access takes a terrific step forward! from Open Access News
Posted in Copyright, Libraries, Online Databases, Open Access, Search
Tagged PLoS ONE;, Public Library of Science, the Public Library of Science
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Ye Gods!
Three interesting resources for information on deities and myths: Ye Largishe List ov Gods & Spirits (“…currently serving 4862 gods, godesses, deities, avatars, incarnations, angels, demons and various spirits….”) Encyclopedia Mythica (“…everything from A-gskw to Zveda Vechanyaya….”) Godchecker.com (“…more Gods … Continue reading
Posted in Online Databases, Search
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Google Patents
Yes, another Google beta: Google Patents lets you conduct full-text searches of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. What you get is not only the text of the patent, but the patent filing itself. The Advanced Patent Search page … Continue reading
Noesis
Noesis is one of the first Google Co-Op creations I have seen that is more than a “let’s try this out” website. What it does is lets you search for authoritative philosophical resources. If you don’t quite understand why Google … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Google, Libraries, Online Services, Search, Web Design, WebSearch
Tagged generic keyword search, Google
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Wordie
Do you have a favorite word? A favorite words list? Wordie is for you! Wordie is, according to their page, “Like Flickr, but without the photos.” You can look up words, create your own list of words you like, and … Continue reading
Posted in Online Services, Search, Statistics
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Intute: Virtual Training Suite
It is British, it is online, and it is free. It is Intute: Virtual Training Suite. What Intute is is a collection of web tutorials on a wide, wide range of subjects. Their aim is to give you an overview … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Libraries, Online Databases, Online Services, Open Access, Search, Tutorials, WebSearch
Tagged Britain, online educational offerings, Open University, United States, web tutorials, web-based resources
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Internet Archive exempt from DMCA
According to a press release, the Internet Archive has been granted an exemption from the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), allowing it to continue archiving web sites, software and such. Hopefully this is the movement towards more reasonable copyright applications … Continue reading
Posted in Archival, Copyright, Libraries, Online Databases, Open Access, Search, WebSearch
Tagged Internet Archive, Internet Archive exempt, reasonable copyright applications
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Internet Archive times 3
All right then, begin the list: 1) An article spotted in this morning’s paper that offers a great summary for those not familiar with the archive: Content of Dead Sites Lives in Archive . 2) They earned a 2006 Education … Continue reading
Posted in Archival, Education, Libraries, Online Databases, Open Access, Search, Video, WebSearch
Tagged Archive, Internet Archive, Internet Archive times
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New features in Google Book Search
Google has updated their interface for reading the books found using Google Book Search. Here is a sample. And another. from Official Google Blog
Searching while writing
An intriguing idea: As you write a paper/essay/whatever software would scan your text for search terms and run those searches, giving you additional sources and ideas as you write. Write While You Search: Ambient Searching of a Digital Library in … Continue reading
Posted in Online Services, Search, Software, WebSearch
Tagged paper/essay/whatever software, search terms
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OttoBib
Another web-based option for automatic generation of bibliographic citations is OttoBib, in which you get a MLA, APA, or Chicago style citation by entering a book’s ISBN. from MetaFilter
Posted in Education, Libraries, Online Databases, Search
Tagged APA, Chicago, MLA, web-based option
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