Where do you go

[theculturewarrior]

[quote name='DeeDee' date='Aug 18 2005, 05:46 PM']Congratulations on going to library school! As a university librarian this is one of the questions we used to ask people interviewing for a position. The answer was always google. However, we have tons of information databases as well. You will learn all about that! Enjoy!
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I am a database jockey! :

The thing is, you often find library science articles on Google Scholar that you can't find in LISA or LLIS.

Google Scholar is a meta-index. The only problem is that there is no "controlled vocabulary."

[littleflower+JMJ]

search engine wise i use: yahoo.com (but i dont reallyl ike it much), mostly google.com and when i really need different links i use [url="http://www.dogpile.com"]http://www.dogpile.com[/url] [url="http://www.ixquick.com"]http://www.ixquick.com[/url] [url="http://www.ask.com"]http://www.ask.com[/url]

[RC_]

I usually just make things up.

[FlyLikeABird]

I google.

Sometimes, when I'm actually close to my personal book collection, I look through those.

[theculturewarrior]

[quote name='morostheos' date='Aug 18 2005, 09:10 PM']Google Webcat for books and stuff in libraries (tricky to find, but it's there)
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Are you talking about Google Print? I've never heard of this! What is the URL? :

[dspen2005]

google.

[FutureSoror]

Yahoo is my default, i have a Yahoo toolbar on my browser. Sometimes I use Google, but Webcrawler gives really good results.

[morostheos]

[quote name='theculturewarrior' date='Aug 19 2005, 10:46 AM']Are you talking about Google Print? I've never heard of this! What is the URL? :
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Nope, you can search OCLC's WorldCat (library listings) through Google - here's the info page: [url="http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/open/facts/default.htm"]http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/open/facts/default.htm[/url]

Technically what is does is uses Google or other search engines to search the website www.worldcatlibraries.org, but you can't search directly on that site - it's kinda strange.

Here's a link to search WorldCat:
[url="http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/open/tryit/default.htm"]http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/open/tryit/default.htm[/url]

[sweetpea316]

[quote name='RC_' date='Aug 19 2005, 03:54 AM']I usually just make things up.
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I like your way of thinking! hahaha

But yea, I used to use Yahoo all the time, but now I use Google.

[theculturewarrior]

That's cool! We use FirstSearch for that, but it isn't open to the public.

[morostheos]

Yeah, I used FirstSearch in college, but now that I don't have access to all the cool research subscriptions from college I'm learning the freebie way

Another cool resource I figured out - I can get access to some subscription databases using my public library card! ProQuest, Extended Academic ASAP, and bunches of other cool things. I'm such a nerd.