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A recent ppt presentation, Searching Scholarly Literature: A Google Scholar Perspective, by Google Scholar principal engineer Anurag Acharya, states that the goal of the service is to “find all scholarly work…journals, conferences, reprints, reports…[from] all countries, all languages, all sources…” The presentation briefly highlights coverage by publisher, by category (with medical at 22%), and lists …
Google Search Tips 2005, from Google Blogoscoped, by Philipp Lenssen. Not affiliated with Google.
“Google.org will include the work of the Google Foundation, some of Googles own projects using Google talent, technology and other resources, as well as partnerships and contributions to for-profit and non-profit entities. While we continue to define the goals, priorities and approach for Google.org, we will focus on several areas including global poverty alleviation, energy …
Google Privacy Policy Highlights, October 14, 2005: “At Google we recognize that privacy is important. This document outlines the types of personal information we receive and collect when you use Google’s services, as well as some of the steps we take to safeguard information. We hope this will help you make an informed decision about …
From the October 10, 2005 Yahoo! Search Blog: “Today we’ve begun the integration of blogs in Yahoo! News Search. Now when you search on Yahoo! News you will see blog results as well as content from thousands of trusted news sites. [Note: search results from blogs are displayed in a box labeled Blogs Beta, that …
In following the continuing saga of the Google Print Program, from WSJ’s Free Features today: Authors’ Second Chance “Google’s ambitious plan to put books online could give authors and publishers a new lease on life. But Google Print’s critics say the ambitious plan runs afoul of copyright laws.”
Google launched a beta version of Google Reader, a service that requires users to have a gmail account. Google Reader Help FAQ
Google press release: “Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Google Inc. today announced an agreement to promote and distribute their software technologies to millions of users around the world. The agreement aims to make it easier for users to freely obtain Sun’s Java Runtime Environment (JRE), the Google Toolbar and the OpenOffice.org office productivity suite, helping millions …
“Google Video offers viewers a way to see material from archived TV programs, educational videos, personal productions and more.” From Google Blog: “For our seventh birthday, we are giving you a newly expanded web search index that is 1,000 times the size of our original index.” Google to Remove Boast About Index Size
Press release: Vivísimo and MSN Search to Provide Search Backbone for Redesigned FirstGov Portal: “As part of the agreement, Vivísimo teamed with Microsoft’s MSN Search Web service to provide search results for the government domain. The MSN Search Web service includes extensive coverage of government documents in its index as well as a rich set …
From AP today, this article highlights the battlelines that have been drawn, and are hardening, between publishers and Google concerning the expansive plan to digitize significant library collections from throughout the world, thus allowing users to search content on the web.
This past week Google launched a search engine specific to locating resources related to hurricane Katrina, as well as a tool, albeit one with its share of limitations due to the challeges of the task, to reunited those separated by the disaster. About Google’s Hurricane Katrina Resources: “We’ve launched two new search features designed specifically …
