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NewsLink Spotlight

Expand Your Search Engine Options
by Paula J. Hane
One of the most popular bylined pieces in our NewsBreaks/NewsLink Spotlight collection has been my April 1, 2010 article, "Alternative Search Engines Offer Rich Options." Since things have changed considerably in the last 2-plus years, I decided it was time to look at what some of the most useful options now are for search engines. While Google continues its domination of the search market, some enterprising folks continue to seek out alternatives—for additional features, interface preferences, spam avoidance, or privacy and security reasons.

Weekly News Digests

Thomson Reuters Streamlines Research Process in EndNote X6
The Intellectual Property and Science business of Thomson Reuters announced the release of a substantial upgrade to Thomson Reuters EndNote, the reference management solution. EndNote X6 provides the ability to search, organize, and share reference materials, as well as automatically format bibliographies.
Print Archives Preservation Registry Now Online
The Center for Research Libraries (CRL) announced that the Print Archives Preservation Registry (PAPR) is now available online at http://papr.crl.edu. The registry is designed to support archiving and management of serial collections by providing detailed information about titles, holdings, and terms and conditions of the major print archiving programs. PAPR now includes a searchable database, tab-delimited reports for download, and the simultaneous display of title and holdings information from multiple print archiving programs
Questia Unveils New Website and Expanded Library
Questia, part of Cengage Learning, announced its new website featuring an expanded library, improved navigation for finding research faster, and an interactive reader. To celebrate its site launch, Questia is giving away 1,000 weeklong access codes for free to the first 1,000 people to Like them on Facebook, through the month of August 2012.

NewsBreaks

Lexis Advance Launches New Features That Expand Content and Enhance Search
by Sabrina I. Pacifici
On July 19, 2012, Lexis announced the latest release of its new platform, Lexis Advance, which provides users with significantly expanded access to content through expanded source selection, topics and browse features, functionality that offers easier, more flexible, customized navigation, and more transparently comprehensive and actionable search results. Marty Kilmer, vice president of product platforms at LexisNexis Legal & Professional (part of Reed Elsevier), announced that the applications suite available to users on the company's new generation platform Lexis Advance will continue to evolve and that additional new features will be forthcoming.

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