Web Search--Teoma
Source: Newark Star-Ledger "Search for Tomorrow"
All about Teoma. From the article, "A Rutgers team has created a competitor for Web search king Google. But can it take hold in the age of the Internet bust?"
Enterprise Search
Source: Information Week "More Companies Integrate Search Technology with Enterprise Systems"
From the article, "Helping a company provide access to the widest possible swath of data is much more than search, says Prabhakar Raghavan, Verity's chief technology officer. He says truly unlocking content requires the ability to build and populate taxonomies, add structure to unstructured data, and fully understand what he calls "social networks," or the way people interact with each other and the data they use, and how those interactions affect each other."
Web Search
Source: San Francisco Chronicle "Search Me: Doom Ahead for Search Engines that Charge Listing Fees"
From Hal Plotkin's column, "Many Web surfers probably haven't realized it yet, but most of the big online search and directory firms (with the notable exception of Google) recently started asking for money from sites that want to be included in their indexes or listings. The charges range anywhere from roughly $80 to $300, payable annually." See Also: Make sure to take advantage of two high quality non-commerical directories. The LII and Infomine are essential web resources for the researcher.
School Librarians
Source: Associated Press "School Librarians Adapt to Times"
From the article, "Many of the same skills that make librarians indispensable in school are now making them more attractive to the private sector."
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