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Queryster is a utility that enables multiple search engine
searching. You choose one as a default and run your search.
On the search results page are icons for a whole group of other engines
(alltheweb, yahoo, hotbot, etc.) Click on an icon and compare
your results. (Source: The Virtual Chase)
While calling Google “a great search engine,” this article lists 10 areas where it falls short and why one should consider more than one search interface. (Source: The Virtual Chase)
I always enjoy reading LLRX.com, a monthly web publication. Though it’s focus is on law libraries and legal information, many articles are of interest to the general reader. A column from this month discusses which federal agencies are exempt from the Freedom of Information Act. The Grammar Goddess is frequently full of surprises and good reminders. The feature reviews legal sources on the Children’s Internet Protection Act. Other issues have featured varied topics such as airlines, personal technology and presentations. (Thanks to beSpacific)
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This is a good list of sites that list new web resources, including some favorites of mine like the Scout Report and Neat New Stuff on the Net, also indicating if these are available via e-mail and/or RSS, of an academic or popular bent and so forth. I’d add a couple that have e-mail notification, namely the NSF Sci-Tech Library Newsletter and the LANL Library Newsletter, although many items in the latter are restricted to LANL personnel. While there may be some overlap, services such as these invaluable, gifts to the research community. (Source: Librarian’s Index to the Internet)
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The Library of Congress has a collection of web sites with sources of quotes about science and also an extended bibliography. (Source:ResourceShelf