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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.Libology Blog
Established July 2006
ISSN: 1946-1852
by Rick Mason
Tag Archives: Search
Accent Folding
A List Apart has been a steady source of thought-provoking inspiration over the years, not only from a website building perspective, but also because much of what they publish crosses boundaries and impacts other projects and interests in my life. … Continue reading
Posted in ILS, Language, Libraries, Library 2.0, OPAC, Search, Web Design
Tagged Character sets, ILS, Libraries, OPAC, Regular expression, Search, Typography, Unicode, Web Design
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HealthBase
HealthBase is a health information search tool created by Netbase that should be on your short list of resources. Search results are drawn from a diverse range of resources, including WebMD, PubMed, Medline Plus, and the Mayo Clinic. NetBase uses … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Medical, Online Databases, Search
Tagged health, HealthBase, Libraries, Medical, Search
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National Library of Australia’s Search Prototype
The National Library of Australia has launched the beta of their new search interface, SBDS Prototype (SBDS stands for Single Business Discovery Service, I think), and the search experience is not only better than any other library-related search I have … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Library 2.0, Online Services, Search, Web Design
Tagged Lorcan Demsey, National Library of Australia, OPAC, Roy Tennant, SBDS Prototype, Search, search experience, search interface, search interfaces, Search Prototype The National Library of Australia, Single Business Discovery Service, The National Library of Australia
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Berkeley Accord
ILS Basic Discovery Interfaces, a.k.a the Berkeley Accord In what may turn out to be a historically significant event in the history of library tech, a group called the ILS Discovery Task Force has generated an outline detailing what amounts … Continue reading
Posted in ILS, Libraries, Library 2.0, OCLC, Search, Software, Web Design
Tagged API, California Digital Library, Eric Leese Morgan, html, ILS Discovery Task Force, Innovative Interfaces Inc, Internet Explorer, online search tool, Polaris Library Systems, Search, search technology
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Monopolies, Libraries, and Challenges
A somewhat rambling essay, but one that is important nonetheless: Joe Wilcox has posted an interesting essay at Microsoft Watch regarding Google’s merger with DoubleClick, the internet advertising company. I strongly disagree with some of his interpretations (he tries to … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Google, Libraries, News, OCLC, WebSearch
Tagged Amazon, compliant web site design, DoubleClick, energy, Google, internet advertising, Joe Wilcox, keyword search, Microsoft, natural language search engines, Search, search tools, Web Design
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Google as Publisher?
Google as Publisher : Is Google Poised for a New Push into the Information Industry? is a report for sale ( for $1,295.00!!!) by Outsell Inc. detailing how the world’s largest search company would be able to become one of … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Google, Publishing
Tagged Google, Outsell Inc., Search, USD
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