In the long run, would it have been better for Google to combat Google bombing directly by suppressing offensive search results when typing in the word “Jew”, pushing them further down the list, or simply sticking to the apology ad they have now?
(I changed my research question since as you mentioned during our conference I had not known enough about Google’s Ad-words to be able to identify its affects on businesses.)
MarketResearch:
The Market Research database consists of data from industries across the world. The database, as its name makes obvious, specializes in Market Research which allows for competitive analysis by market trends and consumer behavior. The information is formatted as research reports and are presented in PDF format. In place of special vocabulary is a viewable version of the Table of Contents of the research report which can be used when conducting searches. One unique feature about this database is that it gives the price of the actual article if you aren’t subscribed to it’s database, which is interesting in that it puts a price tag on the value of the data itself.
Business Source Complete:
This database specializes in business with data covering international business, economics, finance, etc. The format for the information is in journal articles with full-text access. The specialized vocabulary is within the subject part of articles, which you can use to refine your search to find more similar articles. There isn’t anything too unique in this database mainly because its search is done via EBSCOhost which we had seen on Academic Search Complete.
What subject specialties does this database seem to have (use broad subject words that are as general as the names of academic departments here on campus: anthropology, accounting, English, etc.)
NYT 1851-2007: This database seems to specialize with historical texts, articles, and pictures. It could be useful for someone doing a research paper about the Great Depression for instance how it effected people at the time.
ITFP: In the First Person is a database that specializes in narratives, diaries, letters, and personal works. This could also be useful for someone doing history paper about some event in the past.
What formats of information do you mostly find when you run searches (articles, reports, books, book chapters, encyclopedia entries, numerical data, something else?)
NYT 1851-2007: This database is completely articles since it’s just a collection of previous New York Times articles.
ITFP: This is mostly in article format too – but there are specific things like journal entries, opinionated pieces, and even interviews.
Is there controlled vocabulary that you can find in this database?
NYT: The controlled vocabulary used in this database are things like tags and authors of the article.
ITFP: This database has a wide range of controlled vocabulary and has many terms from specific search areas to pick from. One example would be Historical Events Discussed and they have an alphabetical list of terms from A-Z.
What is one surprising or unique feature in this database that you haven’t seen before?
NYT: I have never seen another database have an actual copy of the article (scanned or whatever). That was pretty unique. Most databases have a transcribed version.
ITFP: The most unique part about this database would be that it allows you to search interviews and journals and gives you a vast advanced searching option about historical events (what year they took place, where they took place, etc) which is pretty cool.
InfoShare
InfoShare is a database that specializes in gathering information pertaining social aspects of life on a statistical level.
It’s used to create tables consisting of numerical data, displaying the various categories in which the user wishes to preview. From the tabs shown in the database, the user is able to compare various areas in not only New York City but other cities in other states as well.
You’ll be able to view the Census from a range of years and be able to gather information accordingly.
There isn’t any usage of controlled vocabulary in InfoShare however there are various categories in which the user can select in hopes to find what they’re looking for.
There are a couple of things that have surprised me by exploring via InfoShare:
WorldCat
Combines the library catalogs of 9000 libraries. Includes more than 67 million items. If a book was ever published, chances are it’s listed in here.
The WorldCat database provides insight to millions of books and other pieces of literature and allows the users to browse through various formats (i.e. large print, braille, manuscript, microform, audio, VHS, DVD, etc.).
Using WorldCat, you’re more likely to find books and other pieces of literature in various formats listed above.
There is controlled vocabulary in the sense that a drop-list is provided so that you’re able to select the category that best fits the word/phrase that you typed into the search box.
I’ve noticed how interesting WorldCat allows you to limit your search type to certain formats as well as the type of audience and the type of content (i.e. Fiction, Non-Fiction, etc.). I also thought that it was interesting how there’s a specific CUNY libraries drop-box as well a “Library Code” search box to specifically locate the OCLC.
NBER (National Bureau of Economic Research)
This database specializes in subjects like economics, public policy, and business. More specifically this database is compiled of research regarding topics like the state of the aggregate economy, the fluctuations of the business cycle, economic effects of public policies and the other issues relevant to long term economic growth.
This database provides information via formats like books and working papers.\
I wasn’t able to find an option for controlled vocabulary in this database. But this database does constantly refer to “economics”, “policy”, and “business”.
This database has a unique window on its homepage titled “Most frequently requested items”.
AP Images (The Associated Press)
AP Images is a media archive composed of photographs, images, graphics, audio and text files in entertainment, fashion, news and sports coverage. This archive deals with a multitude of subject areas since it contains a diverse library of media. This archive is updated to reflect current events.
This is a media archive containing image files, audio files, video files, and some text.
There is no controlled vocabulary.
This database’s homepage is constantly updated with images relevant to current events.
Directory of open access journals–
About: Directory of open access journals This database aims to increase usage and impact of scientific and scholarly journals by making them easy to find therefore making them readily available to anyone looking for them. The articles included on this database must go through peer-review or editorial quality control to be included.
Coverage:
The controlled vocabulary is located in the browse section within the database.
One interesting aspect of this database is that it provides you with a statistics page where you are able to view a table with the current spread of journals by country. The table allows you to see the number of countries currently listed in DOAJ as well as the number of added titles/total number of titles per year and country.
Property shark
About: Property Shark is a searchable database of real estate data on residential and commercial properties in New York City. It provides property reports with photos, property specifications, zoning codes, tax assessment, title records, liens, maps and comparable sales. It provides you with Property Reports, Pre-Foreclosure and Foreclosure Listings, Sales Comparables, Maps, Building Photos, For Sale Listings, and For Lease Listings.
An interesting and useful aspect of property shark is that it provides you with a map of all the information that it has on the locations in that area.
I could not find a controlled vocabulary in the database
1. Marketresearch.com
What subject specialities does this database seem to have (use broad subject words that are as general as the names of academic departments here on campus: anthropology, accounting, English, etc.)
What formats of information do you mostly find when you run searches (articles, reports, books, book chapters, encyclopedia entries, numerical data, something else?)
Is there controlled vocabulary that you can find in this database?
What is one surprising or unique feature in this database that you haven’t seen before?
2. Academic Search Complete
What subject specialities does this database seem to have (use broad subject words that are as general as the names of academic departments here on campus: anthropology, accounting, English, etc.)
What formats of information do you mostly find when you run searches (articles, reports, books, book chapters, encyclopedia entries, numerical data, something else?)
Is there controlled vocabulary that you can find in this database?
What is one surprising or unique feature in this database that you haven’t seen before?
Reference USA provides information on millions of US and Canadian businesses, as well as residents. The information found from the searches is mostly in numerical format- such as how many sales the companies have carried out, all of its business expenditures, all the way to how many employees the company has. There is no controlled vocabulary in conducting searches. A unique feature about this search is that each company overview contains a Google map feature which helps to automatically locate the companies location instantly.
LexisNexis provides users with many newspaper articles, as well as business, legal and reference information. There is controlled vocabulary, in order to help users narrow their searches down, and get information that is more relevant to their topic. The information on this database is usually given in article form. What’s unique about LexisNexis is that it has a category box called source, where users are given the opportunity to choose where they would want their article to come from, in order to set the standards for what kind of information it would contain.
1) Global Economic Monitor (GEM) Database
2) MEDLINE (EBSCOhost) Database
eMarketer- this database specializes in online Marketing research. It also gives current and future financial projections on many other internet services. Some commonly used formats used in the database are reports, articles, charts and interviews. “Statistics”, “Attitudes” and “case studies” are some examples of controlled vocabulary used frequently in this database. I was new to the feature “Tag cloud” used on this database.
ScienceDirect- this database provides full text access in areas such as science, technology and social science. Most of the search results gave me either Books or Journals on the topic. Two examples of controlled vocabulary that might be frequently used are “Case Studies” and “Pictorial Works”. I have never seen an image search in a library database before this one.
