Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Great Article About the "Deep Web" in the New York Times

Here is a terrific article about the deep web. I have always heard that Google only reaches 35% of the web. It is great that some of the newer search engines, like Kosmix and DeepPeep are addressing some of Google's deficiencies.

DeepPeep looks especially promising, since so much biographic information is behind search boxes. At this point, DeepPeep is limited to a few topics, but I'm looking forward to its expansion.

Thursday, February 05, 2009

Multnomah County Library now has National Newspapers

The Multnomah County Library has now subscribed to a Newsbank Online Portal that includes a variety of national papers and news sources. You can see the complete source list here