zaterdag 31 mei 2008
Master the Google - Search Like a God & Save Time
Some tips to optimize and streamline your Google searches, and furthermore a handful of tricks that will save you time. (MakeUseOf.com, 30 mei 2008)
Some tips to optimize and streamline your Google searches, and furthermore a handful of tricks that will save you time. (MakeUseOf.com, 30 mei 2008)
vrijdag 30 mei 2008
Boek over informatievaardigheden verschenen
Scholieren en studenten hebben moeite met het zoeken naar en het verwerken van informatie. Het pas verschenen boek Deskresearch: informatie selecteren, beoordelen en verwerken van Kees Westerkamp en Maarten van Veen biedt tips en oplossingen. (Marie-Jose Klaver, 29 mei 2008)
Scholieren en studenten hebben moeite met het zoeken naar en het verwerken van informatie. Het pas verschenen boek Deskresearch: informatie selecteren, beoordelen en verwerken van Kees Westerkamp en Maarten van Veen biedt tips en oplossingen. (Marie-Jose Klaver, 29 mei 2008)
Semantic Search: The Myth and Reality
For a few years now people have been talking about semantic search. Any technology that stands a chance to dethrone Google is of great interest to all of us, particularly one that takes advantage of long-awaited and much-hyped semantic technologies. But no matter how much progress has been made, most of us are still underwhelmed by the results. In head-to-head comparisons with Google, the results have not come out much different. What are we doing wrong? (ReadWriteWeb, 29 mei 2008)
For a few years now people have been talking about semantic search. Any technology that stands a chance to dethrone Google is of great interest to all of us, particularly one that takes advantage of long-awaited and much-hyped semantic technologies. But no matter how much progress has been made, most of us are still underwhelmed by the results. In head-to-head comparisons with Google, the results have not come out much different. What are we doing wrong? (ReadWriteWeb, 29 mei 2008)
donderdag 29 mei 2008
Twitter for Librarians: The Ultimate Guide
Twitter is a tool that allows users to send instant messages and to social network via short messages, also known as micro-blogs. Users can create Twitter messages, more commonly called tweets, through their Twitter pages, IMs, Facebook accounts, emails or text messages from their mobile phones. Other users can subscribe to your Twitter profile and likewise, you can subscribe to theirs. For many, it’s a great way to stay in touch with friends, family and even complete strangers over the Web. (College@Home, 27 mei 2008)
Twitter is a tool that allows users to send instant messages and to social network via short messages, also known as micro-blogs. Users can create Twitter messages, more commonly called tweets, through their Twitter pages, IMs, Facebook accounts, emails or text messages from their mobile phones. Other users can subscribe to your Twitter profile and likewise, you can subscribe to theirs. For many, it’s a great way to stay in touch with friends, family and even complete strangers over the Web. (College@Home, 27 mei 2008)
zondag 25 mei 2008
Top 10 Ways to Search Wikipedia
Wikipedia, which turned 7 this year, is a source of information for 683 million visitors every year. A poster child for user-generated content, Wikipedia has grown from its first year in which just 12 articles were created to over 10 million today in 253 different languages. That's a whole lot of content, and naturally, being able to easily search it would be helpful for anyone wanting to get the most out of the web's favorite encyclopedia. You could use the site's official search engine, or you could search Google for "site:wikipedia.org" ... or you could use one of the 10 alternative methods below (in no particular order). (ReadWriteWeb, 21 mei 2008)
Wikipedia, which turned 7 this year, is a source of information for 683 million visitors every year. A poster child for user-generated content, Wikipedia has grown from its first year in which just 12 articles were created to over 10 million today in 253 different languages. That's a whole lot of content, and naturally, being able to easily search it would be helpful for anyone wanting to get the most out of the web's favorite encyclopedia. You could use the site's official search engine, or you could search Google for "site:wikipedia.org" ... or you could use one of the 10 alternative methods below (in no particular order). (ReadWriteWeb, 21 mei 2008)
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