Comments on: Start Your Search Engines! http://somanybooksblog.com/2008/05/13/start-your-search-engines/ the agony and ecstasy of a reading life Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:46:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Stefanie http://somanybooksblog.com/2008/05/13/start-your-search-engines/#comment-40384 Stefanie Sat, 17 May 2008 01:23:21 +0000 http://somanybooks.wordpress.com/?p=1692#comment-40384 Emily, library school is finally starting to pay off! ;) Iliana, very easy to lose track of time. TJ, aw shucks, thanks! Sylvia, please do give the UN a call. Polaris, the deep web does cause goosebumps. I've been searching the deep web for class mostly for text, but from my readings I get the impression there are loads of audio and video out there that "surface web" engines can't find. I'll be there are deep web video and audio databases that will help in finding them. Litlove, if you're like me, you'll be spending more than one working day ;) Smithereens, those were the days! Verbivore, always glad to share Dorothy, yes, you won't want to start clicking around if you have other things you have to do. Emily, library school is finally starting to pay off! ;)

Iliana, very easy to lose track of time.

TJ, aw shucks, thanks!

Sylvia, please do give the UN a call.

Polaris, the deep web does cause goosebumps. I’ve been searching the deep web for class mostly for text, but from my readings I get the impression there are loads of audio and video out there that “surface web” engines can’t find. I’ll be there are deep web video and audio databases that will help in finding them.

Litlove, if you’re like me, you’ll be spending more than one working day ;)

Smithereens, those were the days!

Verbivore, always glad to share

Dorothy, yes, you won’t want to start clicking around if you have other things you have to do.

]]> By: Dorothy W. http://somanybooksblog.com/2008/05/13/start-your-search-engines/#comment-40359 Dorothy W. Wed, 14 May 2008 12:51:58 +0000 http://somanybooks.wordpress.com/?p=1692#comment-40359 I'm resisting clicking on those links for now, as i really must begin my end-of-semester grading soon, and can't risk getting distracted, as I surely will, but I'll be back! I’m resisting clicking on those links for now, as i really must begin my end-of-semester grading soon, and can’t risk getting distracted, as I surely will, but I’ll be back!

]]> By: verbivore http://somanybooksblog.com/2008/05/13/start-your-search-engines/#comment-40357 verbivore Wed, 14 May 2008 11:56:32 +0000 http://somanybooks.wordpress.com/?p=1692#comment-40357 Luckily I didn't have much else to do this afternoon :-) Thank you, this is great! Luckily I didn’t have much else to do this afternoon :-) Thank you, this is great!

]]> By: smithereens http://somanybooksblog.com/2008/05/13/start-your-search-engines/#comment-40356 smithereens Wed, 14 May 2008 07:47:49 +0000 http://somanybooks.wordpress.com/?p=1692#comment-40356 Thanks for the great links! I remember using the Virtual Library a few years ago, but then completely forgot about it... It was back in the days when a page got loaded in 2 minutes and I could fetch a coffee and be back before it was completed! Thanks for the great links! I remember using the Virtual Library a few years ago, but then completely forgot about it… It was back in the days when a page got loaded in 2 minutes and I could fetch a coffee and be back before it was completed!

]]> By: Litlove http://somanybooksblog.com/2008/05/13/start-your-search-engines/#comment-40355 Litlove Wed, 14 May 2008 07:26:45 +0000 http://somanybooks.wordpress.com/?p=1692#comment-40355 Oh dear... there goes another decent working day....... And the deep web does sound rather thrilling, doesn't it? Oh dear… there goes another decent working day……. And the deep web does sound rather thrilling, doesn’t it?

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