Search Engines & Research Tools

Magazine articles on search engines, research tools, libraries, and museums.

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Information Today June 2004 Mick O'Leary	Learner's Library Dumbs Down This fee-based research service for students is a dumbed-down, error-ridden product that offers both haphazard content and inferior searching.
Information Today June 2004 Paula Hane	Thomson Gale Upgrades the Learning Experience An interview with the the new president of Thomson Gale on his plans for 2004 and information industry issues.
Information Today June 2004 Nancy Garman	The Ninth Annual Search Engine Meeting The global mix of delegates reflected the event's European location at the expense, however, of the usual large American delegate block.
Searcher June 2004 Paul S. Piper	Google Spawn: The Culture Surrounding Google Just a few years back, the word Google existed as the name of a cartoon character and possibly among the random phonemes mumbled by toddlers. Today, one would be hard-pressed to find a person who hasn't heard of the search engine that bears this name.
Searcher June 2004 Barbara Quint	Searcher's Voice - The Critic Insuring data quality requires constant monitoring.
T.H.E. Journal June 2004	FYI ... Sagebrush Corp. Created especially for school libraries, Sagebrush's MARC Source offers quality records for materials often not cataloged by traditional sources such as paperback books, series books and other K-12 materials.
ONLINE 2004 Suzanne Sabroski	ContentScan's Cancer Dome This database product has brought its model of expert editorial input to the field of clinical and research oncology.
Information Today Marydee Ojala	Live From Nashville: Blogging SLA The Live from Nashville Special Libraries Association blog will cover as many aspects of the conference as the bloggers can handle. That would include association business meetings, conference sessions, the exhibit floor, and social events.
Information Today Matthew J. McBride	DialogLink Updated with XML Output and Secure Access Dialog quietly released an upgraded version of their professional search tool that incorporates several new features and enhancements, including secure access (HTTPS), enhanced output options via new commands, Dialog eLinks, and improved reporting features with Microsoft Office.
Search Engine Watch May 26, 2004 Gord Hotchkiss	Inside the Searcher's Mind: It's a Jungle in Here! What goes on in the mind of searchers? A research group set out to find the answers -- and came up with some interesting and surprising answers.
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