[WEB4LIB] Re: Google Answers questions

[Euan Morton]

Gary et. al.,

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> [mailto:web4lib at webjunction.org]On Behalf Of gprice
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> Subject: [WEB4LIB] Re: Google Answers questions
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> Also, since Google Answers can only use "on the web" resources to answer
> questions what does this say to those who write the big checks to online
> database services like Ebsco, Gale, and Proquest? Why are they
> spending the money? Should vendors also help promote these services at the
> libraries who buy access to them?
>

A very interesting thread, here's some extra information: <g>
Everybody's favorite search engine debuts a new service
http://bbspot.com/News/2002/05/google.html

Plus, speaking of Google here is a recent interesting article from O'Reilly:
WEAKENING GOOGLE
by David Sims
Google's top result for "Michael Eisner" is Tim O'Reilly's blog.
Is that a good thing?
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/1376

Sláinte

Euan Morton, CIBER @ Xerox
Web Developer, Xerox Global Service Net
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