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  • General OneFile  
      
    A one-stop source for newspaper and magazine articles on a wide range of topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Updated daily.
  • Opposing Viewpoints  
      
    This social issues resource center integrates secondary sources and full-text articles from more than 30 major newspapers and news magazines to provide opposing perspectives on a variety of topics.
  • Power Search  
      
    This super-powered search engine features cross-searching capabilities so you can access multiple databases that cover different subjects and different resources with a single query.
  • Directory Library  
      
    Contains the Encyclopedia of Associations and the National Directory of Nonprofit Organizations.
  • Reference USA  
      
    Residential & Business listings for 120 million U.S. households and 14 million U.S. and Canadian businesses.
 

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  • Information architecture : blueprints for the Web - Christina Wodtke and Austin Govella.
    Call Number: 005.72 WODTKE 2009
    ISBN/ISSN: 9780321600806
    Neilsen introduces the core concepts of information architecture: organizing Web site content so that it can be found, designing Web site interaction so that it's pleasant to use, and creating an interface that is easy to understand.
  • Google.pedia : the ultimate Google resource - Michael Miller
    Call Number: 025.04 MILLER 2008
    ISBN/ISSN: 9780789736758
    Miller presents Google as being much more than a popular Web search engine. Following background notes about Google's history, revenues, and how a basic search works, he presents tips on conducting more advanced searches and using the Google directory and other Google services and applications.
  • When search meets web usability - Shari Thurow, Nick Musica
    Call Number: 006.7 THUROW 2009
    ISBN/ISSN: 9780321605894
    Delivering a proactive approach to building an effective Web site that is search engine friendly and will result in better search rankings, this guide outlines the steps needed to bridge the gap between a Google search and a Web site, and also improve the users' experience once they get to the site.
 

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