Search Engines & Research Tools

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D-Lib February 2009 Ray Denenberg	Search Web Services - The OASIS SWS Technical Committee Work: The Abstract Protocol Definition, OpenSearch Binding, and SRU/CQL 2.0 The OASIS Search Web Services Technical Committee is developing search and retrieval web services, integrating various approaches under a unifying model, an Abstract Protocol Definition.
D-Lib February 2009 Wrenn et al.	Institutional Repository on a Shoestring In this article, the authors describe the process of setting up and managing a digital repository: hardware and software selection; customizations; gaining campus support and other tasks.
D-Lib February 2009 Marcia A. Mardis	Classroom Information Needs: Search Analysis from a Digital Library for Educators All too often, digital library developers create collections of resources in the absence of rigorous examinations of educator and learner needs.
D-Lib February 2009 Aschenbrenner et al.	A Workshop Series for Grid/Repository Integration Institutional or thematic repositories have become a prevalent mechanism to manage publications, and increasingly also to manage research outputs and primary data.
D-Lib February 2009 Jessica Fries-Gaither	Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears is an online magazine for elementary teachers that brings polar science into classrooms nationwide.
Information Today January 15, 2009 Barbara Quint	New eLibrary Interface Shows the Path for ProQuest The eLibrary service leads ProQuest's outreach to the K-12 and community college market. As such, it is in the frontline of the company's dealings with the Millennials and "Neo-Millennials"
Information Today January 15, 2009	New Version of LearningExpress Library Provides Career and Educational Resources The new version will make it easier than ever to access more than 770 online career and academic-oriented resources available on the platform.
Information Today January 15, 2009	Swets to Preview New Selection Support Module at ALA Midwinter SwetsWise Selection Support offers a powerful decision support service that matches the customer's usage statistics to their subscription holdings and pricing.
Information Today January 15, 2009	OCLC Still Reviewing Policy for Use of WorldCat Records The goals of the new policy are to modernize record use and transfer practices for application on the web, foster new uses of WorldCat data that benefit members, and clarify data-sharing rights and restrictions.
Search Engine Watch January 14, 2009 Kevin Ryan	Tibet's Revenge There's quite a bit of controversy over things like censoring search results. Judging by the majority of the responses I received on last week's column, most of you got the humor in it.
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