Historical researchers rejoice! We can now freely search more than 1.5 images from American newspapers dating from 1789 through 1963. LC Labs’ newly launched Newspaper Navigator leverages machine learning and the substantial digitized resources of the Library’s Chronicling America website. For decades, Chronicling America has allowed users to discover the text of newspapers in its […]
The Joy of Search
March 2, 2020 by 3 Comments
Back in 2001, Roy Tennant famously said, “Only librarians like to search, everyone else likes to find.”
Dan Russell’s new book, The Joy of Search takes a deeper dive for both camps, perhaps making search–in and beyond Google–just a little more fun for us all.
On practicing safe search: fine tuning, privacy-friendly searches, and learning more
July 22, 2018 by Leave a Comment
As librarians, we need to be concerned about privacy. ALA’s Policy Statement on Privacy reminds us Libraries, librarians, and library workers have an ethical obligation, expressed in the ALA Code of Ethics, to preserve users’ right to privacy and prevent any unauthorized use or disclosure of users’ personally identifiable information or the data associated with their […]
On search agility: There’s more than one place to start
January 11, 2018 by Leave a Comment
I don’t think I know anyone who isn’t in a search rut. We usually begin our search in one of two search giants. But while they may not have achieved verb status, we have other choices well worth discovering. And it’s kinda in our ballpark to ensure that appropriate choices are easily available on both […]
Listennotes.com: a search engine for podcasts
December 1, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Listen up, there’s a new search tool in town. Among my friends, at least, it seems that podcasts are a rediscovered treasure. (Check out Jayson DeMers’ Forbes piece, Why Podcasts are Popular, and the 2017 Edison Research Infinite Dial Study on podcast statistics.) The demand is growing, but how do you find podcasts without the effort of subscribing […]
New Creative Commons image search in beta
June 12, 2017 by 1 Comment
I am a little late to the table in discovering Creative Commons’ new search tool. But if you are late like me, you’ll want to update your links to include this important resource. Creative Commons, of course, offers alternate copyright licenses that allow creators to decide how and if they want their work to be attributed, […]
What is my movie? a cool new movie search
March 21, 2016 by 1 Comment
What is my movie is a remarkable search tool that can help those of us with memory issues remember the title of that film we are struggling to remember. Simply type anything you do remember in the search box and What is my movie will try to match your search terms among metadata from field […]
Graphite: the new educator/consumer guide for ed tech tools
July 8, 2013 by 2 Comments
One of my favorite discoveries at ISTE was Graphite. Launched by Common Sense Media, the nonprofit known by parents, teachers and librarians for its high quality, nonpartisan reviews and its popular Digital Literacy and Citizenship Curriculum, Graphite promises to be the go-to platform for helping teachers make sense of an exponentially evolving number of digital […]
What’s Izik? Introducing a swipier, slashier search
February 9, 2013 by 2 Comments
I’ve been searching for a search tool that makes me want to search on my iPad. I think I’ve found one that will work for me and for my students. Specially for tablets, Izik by Blekko is a new, free search app for iPad and android. Results are organized by contextual categories in an image-rich […]
New tricks for academics
September 10, 2012 by 3 Comments
I am kind of excited about the changes I’ve been noticing in academic search. Subscription databases rock, no question about that. And they will likely be the best starting point for the full-text needs of scholars young and old. But new academic search options are appearing as real players, reaching beyond search as location and […]
Recent Comments