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"Google introduced a brand-new concept with Google Scholar [http://scholar.google.com]—specialized search aimed at finding scholarly information on the Web. With an initial focus on research…

Finding video and audio on the net is getting easier as more companies look to automated ways of delivering specific content to people's computers. …

"A bill before Canada's Parliament could make it illegal for search engines to cache Web pages, critics say, opening the door to unwarranted lawsuits and potentially hindering public acce…

A contract between Google and the University of Michigan contains no provisions for protecting the privacy of people who will eventually be able to search the school's vast library collection …

Late last year, Google announced agreements with five major libraries (Harvard, the University of Michigan, the New York Public Library, Oxford University, and Stanford University) to embark on a…

Researchers at the University of Buffalo (UB) are developing browser technology that endeavors to identify hidden connections in vast collections of documents. Rather than simply looking for matche…

"It can be hard to find all the relevant material online when there is so much available. The OAIster project of the University of Michigan provides a solution by harvesting the information th…

Computer users at more than 100 colleges and universities can now take advantage of changes made to the Google Scholar search tool that give more information about and easier access to available …

This paper describes the Decentralized Image Retrieval for Education (DIRECT) service for the National Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Digital Library (NSDL). DIRECT augmen…

" Google last week unveiled a new application for speeding up the delivery of Web pages. As has become routine with several of the company's recent announcements, including Gmail and desk…