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Friday Video: The Year in Search 2014

Posted on December 19, 2014December 16, 2014 by Michael Sauers
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Checking Out Libraries with Wolfram|Alpha

Posted on May 22, 2013May 22, 2013 by Michael Sauers

…you might spare a moment to delve into some of the library-related statistics you can compute within Wolfram|Alpha. We’ve pulled in key statistics from two…

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RIP Google SMS Search

Posted on May 14, 2013May 14, 2013 by Michael Sauers

Google SMS Search was shut down sometime in the past few days. No there wasn’t any warning, but then again you probable hadn’t noticed anyway.

Writing

Semantic Web Technologies and Social Searching for Librarians (Sample Chapter)

Posted on April 30, 2012April 30, 2012 by Michael Sauers

My next book, co-written with Robin Fay, should be published in the next month or two. Titled, Semantic Web Technologies and Social Searching for Libraries…

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Being proactive in your community with Google Alerts

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Michael Sauers

I’m back in the office from both the Wyoming and Nebraska Library Association conferences before heading off to Internet Librarian at the end of the…

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How Google makes improvements to its search algorithm

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Michael Sauers

30 Posts in 30 Days #11: So you think you’re a fast searcher

Posted on July 11, 2010July 11, 2010 by Michael Sauers

Would you like to play a game of chess? No? Well, then how about a game on YouTube that tests your Google search skills? Set…

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LexisNexis, it’s kind of an industrial strength Google

Posted on July 30, 2008 by Michael Sauers

Starting at 1:00 Keith Olberman tells the story of Justice Department lawyer Monica Goodling’s LexisNexis search while investigating the political backgrounds of job applicants. (Yep,…

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