U.S. GovSearch Is No More, Yahoo Research Docs Gone!
Web Search USGovSearch is No More
After a brief online discussion mention several weeks ago and then noticing many dead links on library web sites, I asked divine/Northern Light about the status of USGovSearch. USGovSearch searched material from NTIS and started with a bit of controversy. (See Paula Hane�s 1999 article). Today, a conversation with divine�s Susan Burke provides us with official word that USGovSearch is no more. In fact, it hasn�t been online for about six months. Ms. Burke writes, �Since divine's acquisition of Northern Light we have changed the business model a bit and are currently focusing on the areas where we provide the most value to our customers such as merging technology and content to provide complete information delivery solutions. Northern Light was acquired by divine in January of 2002. Time to change a few web pages.
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--- Yahoo's Research Documents (Fee-Based Content) No Longer Available
On Sunday, Greg Notess's Search Engine Showdown had an item about "Research Documents" (fee-based, full-text articles) no longer being available on Yahoo. Greg's keen eye was clearly focused because he is correct. Susan Burke confirms that the fee-based material from divine/Northern Light has been removed from Yahoo. She was unable provide any additional information. In late January of this year this divine/NL/Yahoo "premium service" was unveiled to a fair amount of media attention and info industry discussion. Northern Light's pay-per-article service (Special Collection) continues. (Updated 9/27 "Yahoo shelves for-fee research service" via News.Com)
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