Monday, October 1, 2007

Thing # 12 - Customized Search Engines

Explore Rollyo and create an account for yourself. I created an account.
Create a search roll for any subject you like. I set up a search roll on Law Librarian Searches.
Create a post in your blog about your experience and link to your search roll.
http://www.rollyo.com/13reflib8/
I created a search roll on Law Librarian Sites, the link is above.
Can you see a potential use for tools like this? It is an easy way of providing valuable information to the public. This was an easy one.
OPTIONAL: Explore Google Co-up. Note some of the differences between it and Rollyo in your blog. Google is more template driven, copying of computer code, a little more techie than Rollyo.
Select Search Engine...PLCMC Web Family SearchSearch The Web
Powered by RollyoCustom Search Engines - You just never know when this little tool might come in handy. What a nice job The Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County did. It was easy to find a group just for each patron.

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