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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
Metadata
In the 15 July 2006 issue of Library Journal, Jeffrey Beall writes a passioned defense of metadata against the forces of keyword searching. Much of what he says is valid, and I agree that metadata is necessary for effective storage … Continue reading
Posted in Definitions, Libraries, Online Databases, Search
Tagged Jeffrey Beall, keyword search, Library Journal
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Evaluative study of major Internet bookshops
Published on E-LIS (E-Prints in Library and Information Science). this article compares and contrasts 10 online book retailers in a variety of ways. Amazon.com and Amazon.uk topped out the rankings, but the rankings themselves go a long way in explaining … Continue reading
Posted in Online Databases, Search, Statistics, Web Design
Tagged Internet bookshops Published, online book retailers, online presence, retail
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WikiCharts
Want to know what the top 100 viewed sites on Wikipedia are? Check out WikiCharts! (warning, people view all sorts of information that you may not wish to view… be warned) from ResourceShelf
Posted in Search, Statistics
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Reply.com
Reply.com is a valuation site for real estate and automobiles. Type in an address, or select the year, make and model of a vehicle, and get the market value price. from Resourceshelf
Calisphere
From the University of California, Calisphere is an archival collection of digitized images, maps, documents and more. from ResourceShelf
Posted in Libraries, Maps, Online Databases, Open Access, Search
Tagged California, University of California
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Trulia
Trulia is a Google Maps mashup which combines the map, at whatever zoom you choose, and real estate listings. Hover over the marker and see the address and asking price of the property. Click and get the option to get … Continue reading
Posted in Google, Maps, Online Databases, Search, Web Design, WebSearch
Tagged Google, real estate listings
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Library Classification Systems
The New York Public Library is changing classification systems for their reference collection. Over the years they have used a unique system developed by their first library director, Dr. John Shaw Billings, appropriately named the Billings System. It hasn’t been … Continue reading
Posted in ILS, Libraries, Online Databases, Search
Tagged Adobe, Book;, classification systems, Congress, Dewey Decimal, first library director, Integrated Library Systems, John Shaw Billings, Library Classification Systems, Library of Congress, Library of Congress System, Online Public Access Catalogs, The New York Public Library, United States
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Google Scholar — Related Articles
Google Scholar has added a feature which, well, makes their service more Google-esque. Do a search, then click on “Related Articles” on a result that is closest to what you are looking for. from the Official Google Blog
Jessamyn
Jessamyn West did a couple of presentations for the library system that my library belongs to. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to attend (grrrrr… I have heard nothing but rave reviews for her presentations and would like to attend one someday), … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Presenting, Search, Training, WebSearch
Tagged Jessamyn
Jessamyn West, Jessamyn
Jessamyn West, Rave;
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Farecast
An interesting twist to the searching for airfare sites is Farecast, which maps up to one month worth of flights between selected cities to show how costs will vary based on the dates selected for travel. Select the “Flexible Search” … Continue reading
U.S. Government Manual
The newest version of the U.S. Government Manual is available online. It is searchable and browsable. from ResourceShelf
Posted in Online Databases, Politics, Search, Statistics
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Googling Google Googlies! (continued)
See here for my first post on this topic… Google is looking to crack down on the use of the word “google” as a verb (as in googling) in order to protect their copyright. My take on this is when … Continue reading
Topix.net
Go to Topix.net. You see yet another news site. Enter a topic, city name, or zip code, and what you get is a fairly well-designed way to localize your news experience.
FlightStats
FlightStats is an informative site that offers real-time information, including a mapped location of a plane at any time during its flight, the weather at the departure and arrival airports, and much more from ResourceShelf
Posted in Maps, Online Databases, Search, Weather
Tagged informative site, real-time information
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WorldCat.org is live
WorldCat.org has gone live this morning. Play with it. See what it can and cannot do. Look forward to the features it doesn’t have running yet (such as “Find in a Library”). Marvel at how easy it can be to … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Online Databases, Search, Web Design
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Get yer Geocode here!
Address Map Coordinate (Lat/Long) Finder will convert an address to a latitude/longitude coordinate, as well as show you the location via Yahoo maps. Oddly enough, the geocode link within the map takes you to Google Maps. They also work with … Continue reading
DailyMed
The National Library of Medicine is providing the package insert information for over 500 medications via their DailyMed service. It is a good resource, and unlike the PDR, you don’t have to pay or register. I have a strong preference … Continue reading
Posted in Medical, Online Databases, Search
Tagged DailyMed The
National Library of Medicine, DailyMed The
National Library of Medicine
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Creative Commons Audio Books
One interesting trend I am noting is that classic literature is increasingly easy to find in audiobook form. These are usually volunteer projects, so you don’t get Patrick Stewart reading your story to you (in my opinion the best reading … Continue reading
Posted in Copyright, Libraries, Online Databases, Search
Tagged Patrick Stewart, Telltale Weekly, The Tell-Tale Heart;
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Google Help
I’m a few days late in posting this one, but Google has set up a fairly extensive Help Center to provide information and assistance for the wide varieties of Google services. In addition, Google’s blog notes that they received a … Continue reading
Posted in Google, Maps, Search, Weather, WebSearch
Tagged Google, Help Center, Hurricane Katrina, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
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This is Coffee
I seem to have this reputation for enjoying coffee. I don’t know how I got this reputation, besides that cup that starts me off every morning, then the next, and the next, etc. For those who understand that books and … Continue reading