Except it’s not. It’s very very different, says Google.
Knol, as the new online encyclopedia written by internet users will be called, will show a photo of the entry author, won’t allow visitors to modify entries without the original author’s knowledge, and will enable entries “written on the same subject to remain separate and compete […]
Filed under: reference, Wikipedia, Google on July 24th, 2008 | No Comments »
Shirl Kennedy at Resource Shelf has ferreted out some sources for hard-to-find statistics, saving us all the work. This would be a great ‘regular’ feature for RS.
This batch includes stats from the Center for National Truck and Bus Statistics, which collects and analyzes truck and bus accident data; Wedding Industry Research, with stats on “the […]
Filed under: reference, deep web, resource shelf, statistics on July 15th, 2008 | No Comments »
An annotated, linked list of places where reference questions (and answers) are being archived, from Swiss Army Librarian. Sources listed include “a Google custom search engine of just reference questions from libraries,” Yahoo Answers, Ask.com, Ask MetaFilter, Internet Public Library Reference Desk, Answers.com, and WikiAnswers. Handy.
Filed under: reference, librarianship on June 28th, 2008 | No Comments »
Swiss Army Librarian has compiled a list of links related to maximising car fuel economy, including driving tips and gas price comparison listings.
Additionally, Slate recently took a look at car idling and determined that though it doesn’t hurt to turn off the car if you’ll be idling more than 10 seconds, it doesn’t help much […]
Filed under: reference, fuel economy, current events on May 31st, 2008 | No Comments »
Having done this exact search myself, I offer to you herzogbr.net’s “Reference Question of the Week” for this week, which is to find actual snowfall amounts on two recent dates for one location. If someone asks you this question, or you want to know yourself, and the dates fall within the last month, reading his […]
Filed under: reference, weather, snowfall on January 12th, 2008 | No Comments »