R: [Web4lib] Lack of discussion of Google CSE and Libraries

[John Fink]

I've been messing with it (and, although I am hardly anything even mildly
approaching a prolific blogger, blogging about it at
http://libgrunt.blogspot.com), drawing up a customized search for Ohio
newspaper websites.  I've gotten a positive reaction from a couple of
faculty, which is nice.

I think perhaps people haven't been blogging about it because it's not
really a quantum leap in search -- when you think about it, it's just a
fancy way of defining google's "site:" operator -- so maybe it's not sexy
enough to blog about.  But I can see it being very useful and based on the
reaction I've gotten from the faculty I can see myself defining a few CSEs
and working them into our library pages somehow.

jf


On 11/9/06, Bonaria Biancu <bonaria.biancu at unimib.it> wrote:
>
> Hi folks,
>
> I'm an italian librarian, and in the last months I've tried for my blog,
> 'The Geek librarian' <http://bonariabiancu.wordpress.com/>, social search
> engines Rollyo <http://www.rollyo.com/bonariabiancu/the_geek_librarian/>
> and Swiki <http://biblioteca-20-swicki.eurekster.com/>.
>
> With Google CSE I've created the 'SO::LIB -- Social software for
> libraries' search engine <
> http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=014695034523506990592%3A14_nfyc-lwq>.
>
> I think CSE is really easy to use - it's the 'Google style' :-) - and
> offers functionalities that others search engines don't have - for example
> Google marker and the 'Add to Google' button that I find very useful!
>
> Anyway, I think all these can serve in libraries in lots of ways - first
> of all for reference services.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Bonaria
>
>
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> ׀ -----Messaggio originale-----
> ׀ Da: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:web4lib-
> ׀ bounces at webjunction.org] Per conto di Drew, Bill
> ׀ Inviato: giovedì 9 novembre 2006 0.49
> ׀ A: web4lib at webjunction.org
> ׀ Oggetto: [Web4lib] Lack of discussion of Google CSE and Libraries
> ׀
> ׀ I originally posted this on my blog yesterday but I thought I might get
> ׀ some discussion here.
> ׀
> ׀ I have been disappointed in the lack of posts from the most prolific
> ׀ library bloggers on the topic of Google Custom Search Engines.  In my
> ׀ own opinion it is the most important development at Google since Google
> ׀ went live.  Searching for the phrase "Google Custom Search " on LISZEN
> ׀ gets me 58 pages listed in the results
> ׀ <http://liszen.com/index.html?cx=007111056751095715160%3A3qdthmlca-m&q=%
> ׀ 22google+custom+search%22&sa=Search&cof=FORID%3A9> .  The articles are
> ׀ not from many of the big names in library tech blogging.  Some you might
> ׀ recognize are David Rothman <http://davidrothman.net/> , OA Librarian
> ׀ <http://oalibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/10/cool-new-search-tool-for-oa-new
> ׀ s.html> , and Christina's LIS Rant
> ׀ <http://christinaslibraryrant.blogspot.com/2006/10/google-custom-search.
> ׀ html> .  I am disappointed that ALA Tech Source nor any of the people at
> ׀ Library Journal have not reported on it.  I can also think of several
> ׀ other bloggers that should be covering this but are not.
> ׀
> ׀
> ׀ Technorati Tags: GoolgeCSE <http://technorati.com/tag/GoolgeCSE> ,
> ׀ Google <http://technorati.com/tag/Google> , Libraries
> ׀ <http://technorati.com/tag/Libraries>
> ׀
> ׀ Wilfred (Bill) Drew
> ׀ Associate Librarian, Systems and Reference
> ׀ Morrisville State College Library
> ׀ E-mail: mailto:drewwe at morrisville.edu
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> ׀ Library: http://library.morrisville.edu/
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> ׀ My Blog:http://babyboomerlibrarian.blogspot.com
> ׀
> ׀
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> ׀ deserve neither liberty nor safety." Ben Franklin, 1759
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