Google is offering a new API to dynamically generate charts in PNG files, and it’s easy to use. So you may come back here in a week and find I’ve randomly generated […]
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ResearchBuzz Roundup 121507
Mailing list ABOUT Drupal FOR Librarians. http://listserv.uic.edu/archives/drupal4lib.html . Good grief, a database of hookah bars. Friendster has launched a database of over 180 applications. Ever wonder where to get those giant gift […]
W00t, There It Is: The Word of the Year
Merriam-Webster has announced the newest Word of the Year. Last year it was “truthiness” — this year it’s w00t. Yes, with two zeroes. I’m not sure if I believe in numbers as […]
Clustering Search Results With Carrot
When I think of search engines that cluster results, I don’t think of root vegetables. But I like Carrot. I like its clusters. Some of them make me laugh. You may like […]
National Archives of Ireland Releases Dublin 1911 Census
I mentioned this way back in March and now it’s finally arrived! The National Archives of Ireland has released the 1911 census for Dublin, now available at http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/ . You can search […]
