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Enhancing Search Efficiency: Tools and Resources from the 11th EAHIL Conference

This presentation provides an updated overview of various tools and resources to enhance the effectiveness of online searching. It covers a range of search engines, toolbars, extensions, and free databases to enable users to achieve more congruent and relevant results. Key highlights include comparisons of major search engines, specialized databases for scientific inquiries, and insights into open-access journals. Attendees will learn how to utilize various search engines effectively, including Google, Yahoo, and specialized academic resources, to overcome common search challenges.

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Enhancing Search Efficiency: Tools and Resources from the 11th EAHIL Conference

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  1. Searchin‘? Got the Dot Com Blues? – here‘s a Remedy Friedhelm Rump, Library, Hannover Veterinary University, 11th EAHIL Conference, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, September 13th 2006

  2. Searchin‘? In order to make searching easier and possibly more effective, this is an update and a quick tour of • Search Engines • Toolbars • Extensions • Free Databases • Repositories Friedhelm Rump, Library, Hannover Veterinary University Foundation, 11th EAHIL Conference, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 13. 09. 2006

  3. Searchin‘? Two or more different Search Engines do not yield congruent results, see here: • Dogpile Search Comparison Tool • Googleguy • Jux2 • Twingine and this unique comparison tool • Thumbshots Ranking Friedhelm Rump, Library, Hannover Veterinary University Foundation, 11th EAHIL Conference, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 13. 09. 2006

  4. Searchin‘? This strongly suggests the use of more than one search engine, the major SE being: • Ask.com • Google • MSN Search • Yahoo! Search all four are searched in: • Dogpile Friedhelm Rump, Library, Hannover Veterinary University Foundation, 11th EAHIL Conference, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 13. 09. 2006

  5. Searchin‘? Plus Beta-version of: • Windows Live and meta SE: • Clusty • Exalead • Gigablast Friedhelm Rump, Library, Hannover Veterinary University Foundation, 11th EAHIL Conference, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 13. 09. 2006

  6. Searchin‘? Many of these can be installed into the Firefox searchbox by: • Pull down searchbox • “add search engines” • or from http://mycroft.mozdev.org/install.html • turning Firefox into a quasi search engine Friedhelm Rump, Library, Hannover Veterinary University Foundation, 11th EAHIL Conference, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 13. 09. 2006

  7. Searchin‘? A closer look at Google reveals among others: • Google Book Search (for books) • Google Scholar (for scientific use) and a closer look at Windows Live Search: • Windows Live Academic Friedhelm Rump, Library, Hannover Veterinary University Foundation, 11th EAHIL Conference, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 13. 09. 2006

  8. Searchin‘? It is possible to look into the WWW “as it was” with the: • Wayback Machine Flexible search engines are • Alltheweb Livesearch • Yahoo! MindsetLive Academic Friedhelm Rump, Library, Hannover Veterinary University Foundation, 11th EAHIL Conference, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 13. 09. 2006

  9. Searchin‘? These special search engines or databases are for Science. • Scirus by Elsevier • E-Biosci a variable search engine • Science.gov various subjects / databases • Biotoolbar database-extension to Firefox • Deff Danish Electronic Research Library Friedhelm Rump, Library, Hannover Veterinary University Foundation, 11th EAHIL Conference, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 13. 09. 2006

  10. Searchin‘? Open Access: journals / other documents 1 • BioMed Centralnot completely Open Access, but largely • Highwire Press all subjects • DOAJ all subjects • German Medical Science Friedhelm Rump, Library, Hannover Veterinary University Foundation, 11th EAHIL Conference, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 13. 09. 2006

  11. Searchin‘? Open Access: journals / other documents 2 • Scielo all subjects • MEIND all subjects, metadata lead to article level • OAIster all subjects, metadata lead to article level • arXiv preprints, science Friedhelm Rump, Library, Hannover Veterinary University Foundation, 11th EAHIL Conference, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 13. 09. 2006

  12. Searchin‘? Directories of E-journals and Databases • EZB, Electronic Journals Library all subjects • CiteULike a journals directory, a citation tool and a search engine for articles with link resolver on one site in one page • DBIS all subjects, metadata lead to article level Friedhelm Rump, Library, Hannover Veterinary University Foundation, 11th EAHIL Conference, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 13. 09. 2006

  13. Searchin‘? Gateways / Virtual Libraries • vascoda • MedPilot Virtual Library of Medicine • The virtual library of Veterinary Medicine and General Parasitology • The Virtual Library of Pharmacy Friedhelm Rump, Library, Hannover Veterinary University Foundation, 11th EAHIL Conference, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 13. 09. 2006

  14. Searchin‘? Gateways / Virtual Libraries 2 • Intute: Health and Lifesciences: Medicine(formerly OMNI) • Intute: Health and Lifesciences: Veterinary (formerly Vetgate) • Intute: Health and Lifesciences: Bioresearch (formerly BioResearch) Friedhelm Rump, Library, Hannover Veterinary University Foundation, 11th EAHIL Conference, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 13. 09. 2006

  15. Searchin‘? Thank you for your attention,no more Dot Com Blues! Friedhelm Rump, Library, Hannover Veterinary University Foundation, 11th EAHIL Conference, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 13. 09. 2006

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