June 27, 2003
Tool Bars and Desk Bars, Oh my...
Google Toolbar is extending the features of its tool bar to include automatic blocking of pop-up ads, automatic filling out of Internet forms, and help for users wanting to maintain personal diaries or "blogs" (Weblogs). The toolbars may be used for online searching without requiring the user to go to the Google Web site. (AP/San Jose Mercury News 27 Jun 2003)
The HotBot Quick Search Deskbar allows you to search over 200 search sites, including HotBot, from one searchbox! You can also access a number of useful tools from the same input. Free up browser and folder windows with the HotBot Quick Search Deskbar as it is installed directly into your Windows Explorer Taskbar (see image below).
Infoplease
" Almanacs / complete subject list
A vast compendium of statistics and up-to-date facts and figures, on everything you need to know. Atlas An atlas featuring maps and detailed profiles of all 192 countries and the 50 U.S. states. DictionaryAn unabridged dictionary from aalii to zymurgy, including a pronunciation guide. EncyclopediaA current and comprehensive encyclopedia covering all the major branches of knowledge from astrophysics to Zimbabwe."
June 17, 2003
UC to Launch Open-Access Journals
UC to Launch Open-Access Journals University of California "In a trend that could permanently alter the nature of scholarly publishing, several top research universities are setting up electronic superarchives to store and share their researchers' data. Some universities see these "institutional repositories" simply as a way to capture their intellectual output, but others aim to use their repositories as a means of launching open-access alternatives to conventional academic journals."
June 10, 2003
RLG
RLG: Who We Are RLG is a not-for-profit membership corporation of over 160 universities, national libraries, archives, historical societies, and other institutions with remarkable collections for research and learning. Rooted in collaborative work that addresses members' shared goals for these collections, RLG develops and operates information resources used by members and nonmembers around the world.
Founded in 1974 and incorporated in 1975 by Columbia, Harvard, and Yale Universities and The New York Public Library, RLG was conceived to help achieve the economies and power of service that come from pooling resources, expertise, and operations. The organization became a pioneer in developing cooperative solutions to the problems that research collections and their users face in the acquisition, delivery, and preservation of information.
Open Access Journals
Directory of open access journals This service covers free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals. We aim to cover all subjects and languages.