Search Engines & Research Tools

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ONLINE Jul/Aug 2003 Greg R. Notess	Bookmarklets, Favelets, and Keymarks: Shortcuts Galore Shortcuts can help expedite searching and other common online activities, important given the countless hours spent online each day by most searchers. Since specific computer set-up and work patterns vary tremendously, each individual has very different shortcut needs and wishes.
ONLINE Jul/Aug 2003	Hardcopy: Recommended Reading on the Library Field The Enduring Library: Technology, Tradition, and the Quest for Balance... The Ultimate Digital Library: Where the New Information Players Meet... Google Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools... Super Searchers on Madison Avenue
Searcher Jul/Aug 2003 Larry Krumenaker	Tribunes and Tribulation The Top 100 Newspaper Archives (or Lack Thereof) A look at the options available for searching archives of the most popular newspapers.
Searcher Jul/Aug 2003 Barbara Quint	Searcher's Voice: IPI? Yippee! The future for librarians and information professionals.
Searcher Jul/Aug 2003 Richard Wiggins	Behind the Screen: The Privilege of Ranking: Google Plays Ball A look at Google's original PageRank algorithm, reasons that it has needed tweaking, and shortcomings of popularity-based rankings.
Information Today August 2003 Dick Kaser	Still SLA to You and Me SLA's ability to avoid the Druids' path to quick obsolescence and follow the Shinto path to long-term survival is safe within the capable hands of a good team of professional knowledge managers who have been elected to help run the organization.
Information Today August 2003	17th Annual AIIP Conference "Practical Business" was the theme of the 17th Annual AIIP (Association of Independent Information Professionals) Conference. About 100 professionals who own their own information business or are interested in working independently gathered for this active and intimate event.
Information Today August 2003 Paula J. Hane	InfoToday 2003 InfoToday, the annual event for information professionals, offered a diverse mix of lively sessions, knowledgeable and interesting speakers, and solid information.
Search Engine Watch July 1, 2003 Danny Sullivan	Microsoft's MSN Search To Build Crawler-Based Search Engine In April, news emerged that Microsoft intended to make a huge new investment in web search. Now signs of that investment are appearing.
Information Today June 30, 2003 Barbara Quint	Public Libraries Face Net Filtering Following Supreme Court Decision The Children's Internet Protection Act, which mandates that libraries accepting federal funding to assist patrons with Internet access must use Net filters to block pornography, has withstood legal challenge. Across the country, public librarians began to struggle with its ramifications.
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