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FUMSI Report: Folio on Alternative Search Engines
25th August 2009
"This month's folio is for those times when you can't find what you need using Google. It includes articles with practical tips for selecting and using some alternative search engines - those specialised, but lesser-known tools for uncovering hard-to-find information on the web. You'll also find some articles for those times when what you need can't be found on the web"
- Marcy Phelps, FUMSI Contributing Editor: Find
Total pages: 61
Make the most of search engines with tips from experts in the field.
Alternative Search Engines is a FUMSI Folio, collecting FUMSI articles on a specific topic. Published in a convenient package and framed with editorial commentary from Marcy Phelps, our contributing editor for the Find practice area, Alternative Search Engines is a must-have resource for the reference and skill-development library of any information centre or information professional.
Table of Contents:
Introduction by Marcy Phelps, FUMSI Contributing Editor: Find
Survey on Alternative Search
Life Beyond Google: Some of the Best of the Rest, by Mary Ellen Bates
Engineering Results: Some Alternative Search Engines, by Adrian Janes
Social Networking: A Research Tool, by Amelia Kassel
Finding Videos, Audio and Images on the Web: Search Tools, by Cindy Shamel
Search Beyond the Web: When to Pick Up the Phone, by Risa Sacks
DIY Detection: Softly, Softly, Catchee Monkee (Part One of Two), by Vernon Prior
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