I would start with older libraries, colleges, government offices, archives, and used book stores. If you approach this from the right angle you may even have a college, or archive, offer assistance to help with your research.
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...
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? There are several opportunities for trusted links on industry...
In many cases these services are available from libraries large and small and allow you to chat live with a librarian in many cases 24x7 (trained in research) who also have access to many more tools (books and databases that can found on the web).
But any database which represents itself as being a 'full' or 'complete' record of American culture as reflected in the collections of four major research libraries must, in fact, be complete. In a letter to the chairmen of the House and Senate...
On Search, Students, and Libraries - As a librarian I was happy to read Jim Hedger's post, "Hey Yahoo, Google and MSN - School Kids Use Search Engines Too" where he discusses that the large web engines should do more to explain there tools and...
It also offers truncation, and this isn't just the word stemming that many search engines employ behind the scenes (a search for "pencil" will also retrieve "pencils") but true truncation, where you can search for "librar" and retrieve library...
Ten large libraries are taking part in the project including the Carnegie Mellon University Library, The Library of Congress, and the University of Toronto Library. Another long-standing page, Researching Keywords for our SEW members, has been...
Ten large libraries are taking part in the project including the Carnegie Mellon University Library, The Library of Congress, and the University of Toronto Library. In the SearchDay article about Google working with libraries, I mentioned Project...
In keeping with the public relations spin that had been elaborately constructed that week for the announcement of Yahoo's new paid inclusion program, Cadogan stated that Yahoo's goal is to "discover all the content on the web for free," and that...
Before Google there were libraries. And libraries contain unique resources that remain valid, despite the omniscience incorrectly associated with Google and search engines in general, by some students.
Libraries are another institution that might latch on to the Eurekster concept. Imagine Eurekster being used by all the employees of a medical research firm, where many might do similar medical-related queries.
Libraries are another institution that might latch on to the Eurekster concept. Imagine Eurekster being used by all the employees of a medical research firm, where many might do similar medical-related queries.
Although Amazon is the first commercial bookseller to offer a service like this, many libraries offer access to thousands of web accessible books via netLibrary. Access to the full-text of 120,000 titles has enormous research and reference value.
Before Google there were libraries. And libraries contain unique resources that remain valid, despite the omniscience incorrectly associated with Google and search engines in general, by some students.
Before Google there were libraries. And libraries contain unique resources that remain valid, despite the omniscience incorrectly associated with Google and search engines in general, by some students.
No Charge: Public Libraries Provide Full-Text Access to Databases! Fortunately, many public libraries offer free access to a wealth of online databases that are often much higher quality than what you can (or can't) find on the web.
No Charge: Public Libraries Provide Full-Text Access to Databases! Fortunately, many public libraries offer free access to a wealth of online databases that are often much higher quality than what you can (or can't) find on the web.
The US Geological Service asked depository libraries to destroy a CD-ROM database on surface water (as a result, University of Michigan researchers lost access to information vital to their three-year study of hazardous waste facilities, and...
InfoToday 2002 New York, May 13-15, 2003 (tentative dates) http://www.infotoday.com/it2002/default.htm A large conference featuring three core conferences for information professionals and knowledge managers, including National Online Meeting...
