I like that these articles gave a fairly detailed "overview" of search engines without focusing on Google, as much of what we've dealt with in terms of searching has been Google-related. I found them easy to read and understand for the most part.
Current developments and future trends for the OAI protocol for metadata harvesting:
Too many acronyms for me! I got lost about halfway through the article, but the open language archives community and the sheet music consortium seem like neat projects. I will try to reread the article. Wish me luck!
The Deep Web:
I attended a workshop a few years ago called "The Invisible Web," which I'm thinking is a more marketable term for Deep Web. I wonder where I stashed the CDs I brought home from that workshop... I want to play around with this...
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I totally agree about the acronym overload. As librarians we are acronymically challenged.
Hi Andrea,
It was great meeting you this weekend! I have to admit the OAI article confused me as well with all it's various acronyms. Glad to know I wasn't alone.
Liz
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