I haven’t seen this on any LIS blogs yet so I though I’d get it out there quick. Google has a new beta interface named Google Suggest. Try typing a search into the box and see how it suggests searches to you along with the approximate number of hits that search will receive. I’m not sure this is something that I’ll be specifically using on a regular basis but it’s a feature useful enough that I’d like to see it integrated into the main search. (Maybe as an option you can turn on/off in preferences?)
Michael Sauers is the Director of Logan Library in Logan, UT. Prior to this he was one of the founding staff and Technology Manager for Do Space in Omaha, NE. After earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany's School of Information Science and Policy Michael spent his first 20 years as a librarian training other librarians in technology along with time as a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, a technology consultant, and a bookseller. He has written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and has published 14 books ranging from library technology, blogging, Web design, and an index to a popular horror magazine. In his spare time, he blogs at TravelinLibrarian.info, runs The Collector's Guide to Dean Koontz website at CollectingKoontz.com, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.
Unless otherwise stated, all opinions are my own and are not to be considered those of the City of Logan, UT.
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