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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: WebSearch
Google News Archive
Google News has added an Archive Search option, giving the user the ability to search news stories as far back as the 1700s. From the Google News main page, click the News Archive Search link (I recommend going one step … Continue reading
Posted in Google, News, Online Databases, Search, WebSearch
Tagged Google, the Washington Post
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More news from Google Book Search
Google Book Search announced today that they were making public domain materials available for download. In the Information Today article, it was stressed that the downloads were the pdf image files, and were not able to be keyword searched, as … Continue reading
Posted in Copyright, Google, Libraries, Open Access, Search, WebSearch
Tagged Google, Michigan, the
University of Michigan, the
University of Michigan, U.S. government, United States
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Jessamyn on WorldCat
I referred to Jessamyn West in a previous post, but this is an excellent example of why I have been reading her blog for years, and expect to do so for years to come. I am a big fan of … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Online Databases, Open Access, Search, WebSearch
Tagged Jessamyn West
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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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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
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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.
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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Worldcat.org
Worldcat.org is arriving, starting next month, and OCLC is letting bits and pieces of info out about it. If they make the interface open enough for people and/or organizations to make adaptations, this could be a big deal in the … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Online Databases, Search, Web Design, WebSearch
Tagged Google, OCLC, OCLC member library, search box, Yahoo
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Xcavator
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
Google Accessible Search
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
Posted in Google, Search, Web Design, WebSearch
Tagged Google, html, search page
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WorldCat update
Last week I posted a bit of info about some new functionality coming to OCLC’s Worldcat. More info has been made available. It will be an interesting 6 – 9 months! http://www.infotoday.com/newsbreaks/nb060717-1.shtml I fully expect to place the search tool … Continue reading
Posted in ILS, Libraries, Online Databases, Search, Software, WebSearch
Tagged search tool
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Semacode
Semacode is an open system for generating url encoded barcodes (not the standard striped variety, but the square crossword puzzle-ish variety) for any url you want. Mobile phones would then be able to use these to connect with resources. This … Continue reading
Googling Google Googlies!
The Xooglers blog (“a gathering spot for ex-Googlers…” – as in former employees of Google) has a post about the increasing acceptance of the use of “google” as a verb. It is a very interesting post, but you don’t need … Continue reading
Posted in Definitions, Google, Search, WebSearch
Tagged Google
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Google Maps updated
Looks like Larry and Sergey have added some functionality to Google Maps. What I have seen so far suggests that it is closer to Google Earth. Try using your mouse scroll wheel: http://local.google.com/maps?q=3280+northfield+drive+springfield+il Wheee!