It’s an often overlooked source, but libraries frequently have access to a lot of databases and research that can cost tens of thousands of dollars to buy. Mine the Free Research at Think with Google Google produces and collates a large collection...
A small fraction of the population believes in a true "free market" that follows the laissez-faire model, but the majority of us are glad to have both government resources (public streets, parks, schools, and libraries to name a few) and...
I would start with older libraries, colleges, government offices, archives, and used book stores. This could be photographs, drawings, written content, and even research material. If you approach this from the right angle you may even have a...
JQuery is infamous for having you download complete libraries of scripts you'll never use. The event will be packed with sessions covering topics such as PPC management, keyword research, SEO, social media, local, mobile, link building, duplicate...
The Bush II regime was happy to sign a law requiring libraries and bookstores to submit lists of names of people who bought or checked out books on particular topics, complete with an automatic gag order that prevented anyone discussing the order...
Search now provides access to 4,600 databases worldwide and serves over 2,000 libraries. The new 360 Search combines proven technology, world-class service, phenomenal support, and great value to create a complete research toolbox.
Only Searchable At Your LibraryWhile I'm a big fan of libraries and even remote access for patrons, it's troubling that the public-at-large cannot access these holdings -- or quickly discover them through commonly used search engines.
Gale has offered gateways for the public to research what's available at their local libraries. Once again, my excitement was tempered by the reality that it's only available through paying libraries.
Info Pros Are SearchingThis week, the Special Libraries Association held its annual confab in Denver. IDC Predicts Beginning of End for Search DominanceAccording to a new report from research analysts at IDC, search is about to lose its dominance...
Info Pros Are SearchingThis week, the Special Libraries Association held its annual confab in Denver. Measuring an SEM's Job PerformanceA new study from iProspect and Jupiter Research finds that more search marketers are able to measure ROI than...
Government Sites (Libraries, Cities, State, National, Military, NASA) Yes, I know many readers are thinking, "my company is not a high-tech research company so why would NASA link to us? You need to find the places the fish are gathered, try to get...
In research with kids, InfoSpace found that almost half of tweens rely on the Internet as their top information source vs.who use libraries as their number one source. InfoSpace said it developed the Safari-themed site after conducting considerable...
Content owners and aggregators not currently in the Google News Archives program can contact Google and request to be included, Acharya added.As ZDNet blogger Garett Rogers, former SEW news editor Gary Price have pointedly noted, much of the fee...
California's libraries. ClickZ reports that Yahoo has hired Peter Daboll, the president and CEO of comScore Media Metrix, to be the chief of insights and head of global market research at Yahoo. Daboll explains that his position was created at...
Google will be funding "the scanning of "several million" of the 34 million titles in the University of California's libraries. Google To Open Research Center In ShanghaiVnunet reports that Google will be opening a research center in Shanghai, China.
Google signed agreements with publishing houses, instead of libraries (as Baidu has), including publishers named Tsinghua PPC, Shimon Sandler points out an interesting new paper from the folks at Microsoft Research - Pay-Per-Percentage of...
RLG's ArchiveGrid database containing nearly a million collection descriptions thousands of archives, museums and libraries remains free for a few more weeks (June 30, 2006). Business: Entrepreneurship Research Portal from the E.W.
OAIster is an index to academically-oriented "digital resources" available for free from close to 600 libraries and other organizations. Very few of the records within this database are in full text; on the other hand, this is a very in-depth...
Coleman points out libraries and others have been digitizing books in one form or another for many years. As a librarian, I'm thrilled that the potential for people to make better use of their libraries could be made possible by Google's Library...
New Mashup Combines Public Library Location Info with Google and Yahoo Maps - If you live in the US or Canada you no longer can say you don't know where public libraries in your area or any area for that matter are located.
