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" In a recent demo of Summon at the University of Groningen Library we tested some medical search terms, users would likely to be entering when they are discovering what a tool that promises "One Search Box, Your library discovered" or "One search engine, one search, no stress" The rather stupid search " heart attack " (but is to be expected by starting new med students expecting a google-like framework and no serious search experience for scientific information) does give you really terrible results, especially when you forget to choose to: Limit to articles from scholarly publications, including peer-review or Exclude Newspaper Articles (thank you Wichor Bramer for the search tip, and @Dympie  about Scopus still using "heart attack" as example search) Bad results from the perspective of the medical librarian in a academic setting who expects students and staff to turn up with Pubmed records. Having seen a Ebsco Discovery Servi...

Image by Frank Hamm via Flickr Just to make my own work easier, and eventually of course our patrons, I am working on a Resources Page for specific and general OpenSearch Plugins for direct use in the browser search box . For licenced databases I am working on the url-string to include our digital library proxy access. Luckily I already have a huge list of library resource urls due to the Library Toolbars. Search plugins allows you to do a direct search from your internet browser search box, without having to go to the database or search enigine first. The MyCroft Project has been gathering all kinds of useful stuff at their site, including a search for OpenSearch Plugins. I could not resist in putting that into a handy widget via Widgetbox. You can also see it work on this Blog It is not approved by Widgetbox yet, but it can be used as from now. And it it amazing to see how many Search Plugins there are out there! Make Your (Search) Life Easier! Related articles by...

Image via CrunchBase I can't think of anything to add to this intro of this first edition of Medlib's Round hosted and initiated by Laikas : "The MedLib’s Round is about medical librarian stuff. This field is much broader than searching PubMed or interlibrary loaning; it is related to all stages in the publication and medical information cycles (searching, citing, managing, writing, publishing, social networking). This carnival covers many facets of that cycle. " The Carnival itself is a caleidoscope of topics: SEARCHING PUBMED (and Widgets) MAN AGING INFORMATION AND REFERENCES PUBLISHING SOCIAL MEDIA & NLM, GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND MEDICAL LIBRARIANS You should not stay here at this blog any longer, but leave right away to read all of it in detail! Related articles by Zemanta Top Health Search Engines of 2008 [Highlight HEALTH] (highlighthealth.com) News, Search Technologies: Give Mednars a Try (creakysites.wordpress.com) GoPubMed [Highlight HEA...