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PurpleSearch & Library Toolbar: federated search in medical databases
PurpleSearch is a new innovative search discovery tool developed at the Library of the University Groningen.
Currently only students and staff of RUG and UMCG can access it, but for the curious searchers and librarians some demo accounts are available.
The project email address is
There is a project blog, but most technical details are in the project wiki -
It is in a beta, and many usefull web 2.0 features already developed are not yet visible.
As a test I have added a selected databases list to the search box of the Central Medical Library Toolbar.
Any search put in that searchbox will be " limited" to the following databases: Embase.com, Pubmed, PiCarta, Cinahl, Cochrane, SocIndex, Web of Science and the UMCG Repository.
One of the features is a Query Analysis that offers other relevant databases, bases on result analysis of previous searches.
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I am still trying to create and improve the DIGICMB Universe and now they tell me I could also have it as an EMBEDDED Universe INSIDE my own (library) website. Check here the Premium Universe of Le Figaro Newspaper web site called Myfigaro and you will see the Url is: http://www.lefigaro.fr/monfigaro/ . However, Fred Mini , Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Netvibes , in his French blogs adds "for those interested" that these Premium Universe are "Not for Free"... Read more about Premium Universes at the blog called NETVIBER EXPERIENCE. This Premium Universe gives freedom for more customization and advertising. I will get info on how much it costs soon, i hope. Tags: netvibes , universe , premium , rss , personalisation , sharing , publish , library , libraries , api , widgets , feeds , tab s
OK, I think Toolbars are great for quick easy access to search databases, free or licensed databases. Users can use this jumpstart search to get to their preferred search engines direct from their browser window. But not everybody is allowed to install browser plugins or add-ons. To distribute the Toolbar functionality like the search & news options, I create derived widgets that can be used as a whole in many social networks , websites and intranet sites, everywhere where it is allowed to put up html. The PubMed Search & News Widget is the latest one. I just got confirmation from Widgetbox that they approved it. "Derived" in this case, means, the widget is using the PubMed Toolbar installed custom searches and the installed rss-feed of PubMed New & Noteworthy . (re-published from NLM Toolbars Blog ) Tags: pubmed , nlm , search , widget , toolbar , socialnetworks Related articles by Zemanta PubMed Toolbar in the Spotlight (digicmb.blogspot.com) ...
Here a short overview of all new updates around the Journal apps we are supporting. Personally I am most excited about the anouncements of " docwise " making big steps to keep up with BrowZine & Read (Integration -"Open in"- with Dropbox, Evernote and more, save and email full text articles), but making a hug jump with unique features, like shareable Folders with docwise users ánd a RSS reader feature (boldly called Google Reader replacement!). Bring it on! BrowZine : just published the Android Version of their App to which the CMB UMCG now has a subscription. To be downloaded from Google Play Store or Amazon App Store the following publishers have been added Project MUSE Cambridge University Press American Marketing Association Academy of Management Royal Society of Chemistry Institute of Physics American Physical Society Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) American Geophysical Union International Society for Optics a...
PurpleSearch is a new innovative search discovery tool developed at the Library of the University Groningen.
Currently only students and staff of RUG and UMCG can access it, but for the curious searchers and librarians some demo accounts are available.
The project email address is 
There is a project blog, but most technical details are in the project wiki -
It is in a beta, and many usefull web 2.0 features already developed are not yet visible.
As a test I have added a selected databases list to the search box of the Central Medical Library Toolbar.
Any search put in that searchbox will be " limited" to the following databases: Embase.com, Pubmed, PiCarta, Cinahl, Cochrane, SocIndex, Web of Science and the UMCG Repository.
One of the features is a Query Analysis that offers other relevant databases, bases on result analysis of previous searches.
Download MP3
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