Search Engines & Research Tools

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Information Today January 2, 2007 Robert E. Buntrock	Google Tackles Patent Searching Google Patent Search, a beta service that provides access of more than 7 million U.S. patents.
Information Today January 2, 2007	Vista Equity Partners to Acquire SirsiDynix SirsiDynix, a provider of technology solutions for libraries, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Vista Equity Partners, a $1-billion private-equity firm focused on investing in software and technology-enabled businesses.
Information Today January 2, 2007	Internet Archive Receives Sloan Foundation Grant The Internet Archive's efforts to digitize content and make it freely accessible online have received a tremendous boost from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
Search Engine Watch January 2, 2007 Greg Jarboe	In the First Week of New Year's, My SearchDay Gave to Me: A classic Christmas carol gets a twist by including search-related categories for each of the 12 days.
IEEE Spectrum January 2007 Janet M. Six	Sci/Tech Museums Carnegie Science Center, Pittsburgh... The Exploratorium, San Francisco... Science North, Sudbury, Ont., Canada...
IEEE Spectrum January 2007 Philip E. Ross	What's the Latin For "Delusional"? Google has nothing to fear from Quaero, the Franco-German search engine. Fighting Google is not a tech problem, it's a marketing problem.
Information Today January 2007 George H. Pike	Legal Update: Where the Lawsuits Are Updates on lengthy search-related lawsuits involving Google and Microsoft.
Information Today December 26, 2006 Barbara Quint	ProQuest Information and Learning Goes to CSA: What Now? ProQuest Information and Learning, the bulk of ProQuest Co., and one of the nation's oldest and largest database aggregators has been sold to Cambridge Information Group.
Information Today December 26, 2006	Ingram Acquires Coutts and MyiLibrary Ingram Industries, Inc. announced its acquisition of Coutts Information Services and its MyiLibrary affiliate, marking Ingram's entry into the academic library supply business.
The Motley Fool December 27, 2006 Alyce Lomax	The Search Is On at Wikipedia The search giants have a new -- and important -- rival looming on the competitive landscape. For anybody invested in companies that seek to profit off Internet search, Wikiasari will be a tremendously important development to watch.
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