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IT People -- and it seems like the more we stay on the Internet the more we become, at least in small amounts, IT people -- looking for information to various technologies should check out TechTutorials ( http://www.techtutorials.com/ ), a...
Continue reading "Learn Learn Learn Now Now Now Go Go Go!" » August 30, 2000Atomz Incorporates GoLive Support into Search Engine
Site search engine service Atomz ( http://www.atomz.com ) has announced that they now offer integration with Adobe GoLive authoring software. You can download the GoLive extension at http://www.atomz.com/golive/ . You will have to be a member of Atomz to download...
Continue reading "Atomz Incorporates GoLive Support into Search Engine" » August 29, 2000New Spot Available for Homework Help
The folks behind LibrarySpot have now launched HomeworkSpot ( http://homeworkspot.com/ ) for kids needing online help with their homework. There doesn't appear to be a search engine for this site, but there is a front page full of ready-reference useful...
Family-Friendly Animal Search Engine
AnimalSearch ( http://www.animalsearch.net/ ) promotes itself as an animal-friendly search engine. You have a couple of choices when first browsing this site. There's a keyword search at the top of the page, or a page of links that includes animal...
August 28, 2000Google Adds Spelling Suggestions
Google ( http://www.google.com ) has added a new search feature and/or syntax to their search engine. They now do spell checking with their searches. For example, do a search for "treee" (three e's.) Google will ask below the search box,...
August 23, 2000New Search Engine for Photography Launched
Allthingsphoto.com has launched, appropriately enough, at http://Allthingsphoto.com/ . This site is a Yahooesque searchable subject index devoted to photography and digital imaging. The front page has a keyword searchbox and a directory of dozens of categories (from "alternative" to "workshops.")...
Continue reading "New Search Engine for Photography Launched" » August 22, 2000Schemes for Organizing the Web
Librarian Gerry McKiernan has a Web page devoted to Web organizing infrastructures at: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/CTW.htm . There's a lot of ground covered here, including the DDC and LCC (natch) but also the "Universal Decimal Classification," the "Classification for Public Libraries," and...
August 21, 2000MetaEureka Makes Changes
Search engine MetaEureka ( http://www.metaeureka.com/ ) has added several categories to its site. You may now do meta-searches of the following topics: -- News (ABC News, CNN, MSNBC) -- Usenet (CNET Help (??!) Deja, RemarQ (I thought they shut down?))...
August 17, 2000The LOC Offers Films from 1894-1915
What seems to me to be one of the Library of Congress's more ambitious projects is now available at http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/awlhtml/ . It's called America at Work, America at Leisure 1894-1915. What's ambitious about this? This site includes 111 films made...
August 15, 2000Ask Jeeves Licenses Open Directory, Open Directory Surpasses 2 Million Sites
Couple of items from the Open Directory front ( http://www.dmoz.org ). Open Directory announced yesterday that Ask Jeeves has licensed Dmoz as the "primary directory" for the Web site. You can find the directory on the main page in the...
Continue reading "Ask Jeeves Licenses Open Directory, Open Directory Surpasses 2 Million Sites" » August 14, 2000Search Engine Targeted Toward Academic Resources
Summer's almost over; get back into the academic groove at http://www.allacademic.com/ . This search engine catalogs free (only free) academic publications on the Internet. The search interface looks rather standard but there are a couple of vital differences. Beneath the...
Continue reading "Search Engine Targeted Toward Academic Resources" » August 11, 2000African Ancestored Genealogy Resources at AfriGeneas
AfriGeneas, at http://www.afrigeneas.com/ , has a variety of information for those doing genealogy research for ancestors of African descent. There's a beginner's guide and a guide to resources available in each state (unfortunately, information is not available for each state....
Continue reading "African Ancestored Genealogy Resources at AfriGeneas" » August 10, 2000NeoFlora Gardening Database Launched
How many plants can you stand? How about a database of over 38,000? NeoFlora launched yesterday at http://www.neoflora.com. The front page only has a basic search, but mind that "sounds like" checkbox. "diffenbackeea" found dieffenbachia. So if you don't know...
KinderStart Search Engine Covers Many Bases
KinderStart ( http://www.kinderstart.com/ ) is a new directory designed "for information about pregnancy, birth and the wide range of issues related to children six years and under." The top level of the site contains 16 categories, which divide into several...
Continue reading "KinderStart Search Engine Covers Many Bases" » August 09, 2000New LOC Collection: Maps and Charts from 1750-1789
The groovy people at the LOC have announced "The American Revolution and Its Era: Maps and Charts of North America and the West Indies, 1750-1789," now available at http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/armhtml/armhome.html . This collection contains over two thousand maps and manuscripts. Almost...
Continue reading "New LOC Collection: Maps and Charts from 1750-1789" » August 07, 2000Classical Music Index
A music librarian at Duke University has put together a classical music resource site at http://www.lib.duke.edu/music/resources/classical_index.html . The front page is sparse, merely listing the seven sections of the site (from Composer Homepages to Databases) but take the time to...
August 03, 2000New LOC Collection: Band Music from the Civil War Era
The Library of Congress has announced a new collection, "Band Music from the Civil War Era," at http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwmhtml/cwmhome.html . The collection contains 700 musical compositions, with 8 full-score modern editions and 19 recorded examples of performed brass band music. The...
Continue reading "New LOC Collection: Band Music from the Civil War Era" » Big Stach of Bach
Several institutions, including IBM, International Bach Academy in Stuttgart and the State Library in Berlin, have collaborated to launch the Bach Digital Project. The site, at http://www.bachdigital.org/ , contains most of Bach's existing hand-written scores. The site states it requires...
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