Monday, August 11, 2008

NJ Multimedia Firm Releases New Metasearch Tool

NJ Multimedia Firm Releases New Metasearch Tool [http://www.gnosisarts.com/m0rpheme.html]: m0rpheme is a metasearch tool conceived by the developers of Gnosis Arts Multimedia Communications LLC. The tool enables you to compare searches across four different search engines [Gnostix Navigator, hakia, Gnostikon, Dogpile] for more comprehensive search results.

The Gnostikon finds .edu and .gov domains, based on keyword. A superb research tool when you want information from only the most reliable sources.

Search hakia, the semantic search engine. One of the first of its kind, hakia has many features of comprehensive, relevant semantic search, including images, a "who else has searched for this term" feature. and a "recommended most relevant site" feature.

Try Dogpile, a metasearch engine created by the developers at InfoSpace.Com. Dogile delivers results from several of the major search engines for more comprehensive search results.

The Gnostix Navigator delivers search results from the nation's top academic libraries. It is a custom-built mini search engine - called a search roll. College and university databases frequently contain more reliable and contain more thorough, rigorous information.

[Source: m0rpheme: opiate of the masterminds]

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Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Serials Solutions to Offer ebrary Titles Through KnowledgeWorks

Today, ebrary(R), a leading provider of e-content services and technology, has announced that it has become the first e-book provider to become Serials Solutions KnowledgeWorks Certified. As a KnowledgeWorks Certified content provider, ebrary will provide more flexible ways for customers to find and access titles in their subscription e-book databases through Serials Solutions e-resource access and management services. Serials Solutions and ebrary's mutual customers may now access their subscription content directly through Serials Solutions KnowledgeWorks, the most comprehensive and authoritative knowledgebase of content for the library market. Read more here...

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College P2P: A Hard Lesson

A new bill threatens to crack down on P2P downloading at colleges, but administrators say that Congress is misguided. Read more...

College Opportunity and Affordability Act

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