Search Engines & Research Tools

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

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Information Today January 2006 Richard Poynder	To Have and to Hold - Viewpoint: Association of American Publishers The Association of American Publishers has taken a stand on Google Book Search, previously called the Google Print Library Project. Here is its viewpoint.
Information Today January 2006 Paula J. Hane	Wrapping Up 2005; Looking Forward Recapping information industry headlines from 2005 and trends to watch in 2006.
Searcher January 2006 Laura Gordon-Murnane	Shhh!!: Keeping Current on Government Secrecy Here is a list of Web sites, blogs, listservs, and newsletters that could help clients needing access to government documents but who might experience difficulty locating that information.
Searcher January 2006 Barbara Quint	Searcher's Voice - The Home Guard Information professionals need to establish turf for the profession, to make it clear to patrons or potential patrons everywhere exactly what we do and why they cannot do without our services except at great personal risk.
Search Engine Watch December 27, 2005 Chris Sherman	2005 in Review: The Year's Top Search Terms More proof that search engines are not all alike: The most popular search terms of the year varied quite a bit from engine to engine.
IDB America December 2005 Paul Constance	Between a Rock and a Web Page 2,500 years before Google, Athenian democracy adopted a standard for access to information that has yet to be surpassed. On that model, Latin American government websites showing detailed data on public finances, once the exception to the rule, are starting to become more common.
Information Today December 26, 2005	Weekly News Digest CSA Acquires Community of Science... Scirus to Index Institute of Physics Publishing Journals... Mondosoft Adds XML Converter... etc.
InternetNews December 23, 2005 Susan Kuchinskas	Google Base: Froogle Local + Google itself may not know what its online database, Google Base, is good for.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2005 Elizabeth Brokamp	Have a Very Froogle Christmas No matter what's on the gift list this year, Froogle can help you find it and all without breaking the bank. Here are some tips to using Google's comparison shopping service.
Search Engine Watch December 21, 2005 Chris Sherman	A Compilation How-To Search Book Reviews Want to be a professional searcher, or at least have the skills of a pro? These books show you how.
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