[Web4lib] TICK TOCK: Using Internet Research "Clocks"

[vctinney at sbcglobal.net]

TICK TOCK: Using Internet Research "Clocks"

In these severe economic times, it is refreshing
to find resources that can aid researching data
on the Internet.  For example, What's New in
Genealogy & Family History Resources? has
http://www.academic-genealogy.com/whatsnewingenealogyfamilyhistory.htm
at the top of the page under current information:
. . . DAILY TREE ROOT INFORMATION:
"family history" - Google Search
and genealogy - Google Search.
All  results are shown with more text
for the past 24 hours, as sorted by date,
using standard view.  Insert other keywords
for a perpetual moment by moment daily review
of  anything, such as surnames, organizations,
locations, etc.

Another "tick tock" clock can be found at
Surname Newsgroups: Blogs, Genealogy 
Newsletters and Periodicals, by going to
sub site: Blogs - Searching the Internet.
http://tinyurl.com/nsbt9d
Here, BlogPulse provides current searches
for content posted on weblogs or blogs.
Open it daily to discover the people, issues,
blogs, posts, commentaries, tidbits and news
that bloggers are discussing, as well as the
bloggers names.  As of this posting, current
Total identified blogs: 112,597,777
New blogs in last 24 hours: 106,543

BlogPulse is an excellent search addition to
social networking resources for family trees,
and can provide ongoing contacts for various
types of genealogy and family organizations.
http://tinyurl.com/nfzedm

Schools - Colleges - Universities: Alumni
and Genealogy Education provides global
comprehensive resources for educational
institutions and their genealogy and family
history data, past and present students,
alumni, associations, faculty, friends
and military personnel.
http://www.academic-genealogy.com/schoolscollegesuniversities.htm
This currently updated site "tick tocks" the real
status report for the professional community;
the state of the art for peer acceptability.
Combine with current information from
Libraries and Museums, using LibGuides.
http://www.academic-genealogy.com/librariesmuseums.htm
There are now 42,035 guides by 12,649
librarians at 766 libraries worldwide.

Respectfully yours,

V. Chris & Tom Tinney, Sr.
http://www.academic-genealogy.com/
Family Genealogy & History Internet Education Directory:
Scholarly mega site map of world wide Internet resources.