A couple of items for web researchers. First, Dean Giustini, a medical librarian at University of British Columbia in Vancouver (one of the most beautiful places I've ever been) and editor of the UBC Google Scholar Blog has a good summary of recent...
A few weekends ago Wall Street Journal reporter, Kevin Delaney, gave me a call asking for a few ideas, thoughts, and suggestions about useful specialized databases (aka verticals) that would be of interest to WSJ readers.
A quick follow-up to Danny's blog post from about 10 days ago over Google placing small ads in college papers that lead users to the Google University page. Schoogle, a blog the focuses on Google Scholar, reports on a new ad reminding students...
In This Issue SEW Forums Live Atlanta Rodney Dangerfield Of Online Advertising No More! AOL is ironically turning to search ads on rivals Google and Yahoo to attract people to its new public portal offering.
Some of the most well-known, comprehensive and respected reviews of reference books and databases reviews come from Dr. Pete Jacso, a library science professor at the University of Hawaii. I've been reading and learning from Peter's work since my...
I'm always mentioning the specialized databases often containing the full text of articles, reference books, etc.that libraries make available for free. These tools (think of them as powerful vertical engines) can be accessed from your home or...
Those of you who blog might be interested in a new tool that HighBeam research released today. The HighBeam Research Blog Enhancer allows any blogger to quickly and easily add citations or provide access to the full text of articles from the...
One more plug for libraries today. A reason you might not be able to find what you're looking for with Google (or any other web engine) is that it's just not there. However, here comes the library plug, many libraries offer FREE access to databases...
Well, Google Print for books is here. Amazon's "Search Inside the Book" has been around for a while. It's worth mentioning that several other services are out there that offer searchable, full text and full image, access to book material online.
The "answer engine" space continues to get press attention. Michael Bazeley sheds some light on what a Kansas City based Kozoru is up to. Kozuru Chief Executive John Flowers says they're, "specifically focusing on providing answers to specifically...
