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Cuil Search

A couple of former Google employees have introduced a new search today called Cuil . They are hoping to compete with Googles Search. So far the buzz has been positive around the search.

Category: Cuil
Tags: cuil, google, google, searching

July 28, 2008 by Manny Santos | Comments (0) | Permalink

Google Tools for Librarians

Check this site out. This list some good librarian tools via Google . These marketing materials are nice and easily accessible.

Category: Google
Tags: google, google

July 11, 2008 by Manny Santos | Comments (0) | Permalink

Twitter for Librarians: The Ultimate Guide

The Web site College@Home has put together a nice list of ideas for libraries interested in using the instant-blogging service Twitter.

Category: social networking
Tags: reference online, social networking

June 9, 2008 by Manny Santos | Comments (0) | Permalink

Britannica is free for bloggers

Techcrunch has reported Britannica is free for bloggers. This is nice free resource.

Category: e-learning
Tags: online information, resource

April 25, 2008 by Manny Santos | Comments (0) | Permalink

The Library of Congress Delivers a Whole New Experience

From Information Today NewsBreaks:
Digitizing archival treasures to allow wider access has become a major strategy in many organizations, and the venerable Library of Congress has just put itself at the forefront of that movement again. This past Saturday, April 12, LC launched a massive new project called the Library of Congress Experience; it was 3 years in the making. It's partly about putting more exclusive LC content online, but there's a lot more to it than that. Much of the content in the Experience is not only newly digitized, but it is also accessible in new and exciting ways, both in person and online.

Category: Library of Congress
Tags: archives, digital collections, digital libraries, education, education, LOC

April 14, 2008 by Julie Cavender | Comments (0) | Permalink

Google Unveils Tools to Integrate Its Digitized Books into Campus Library Catalogs

Google is making a push for University libraries to integrate Google’s book search into its Catalog. One of the first takers is the University of Texas.

Category: Google
Tags: book search, google, google, library catalog

March 14, 2008 by Manny Santos | Comments (0) | Permalink

Getty making art accessible online

An online database through the Getty Trust is making art imagines more accessible online.

Category: Electronic Resources
Tags: electronic resources, online database, online learning

March 10, 2008 by Manny Santos | Comments (0) | Permalink

Free Webinar from OCLC

OCLC is hosting a free webinar titled "Promoting Virtual Reference Services on (and off) Campus" on Tuesday, March 18, 11:30 am - 12:30 p.m. EST. The speakers will be discussing QuestionPoint - a reference management service with tools to interact with users in multiple ways, using both chat and email.

Guest speakers are Wendy Haynes from the University of Wolverhampton (United Kingdom) and Nancy Huling from the University of Washington. Register here

Category: education
Tags: chat, email, free, OCLC, QuestionPoint, virtual reference, webinar

March 4, 2008 by Julie Cavender | Comments (0) | Permalink