As of March 1, 2012, Google has implemented a new privacy policy that changes how it collects and uses information about users across all of its applications whether you use Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs, or just search at Google.com. The full policy is available to read here: http://goo.gl/NEJtJ and Google’s tools to manage your privacy settings are here: http://goo.gl/DLnwK. For questions about how this change in policy may impact you individually and what other tools are available to manage your online privacy, please do not hesitate to contact Stephanie Miller at millersc@wlu.edu
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Google News Search Launches New Quotes Feature
How to search quotes using Google News Search:
” 1. To access these new features, first search for a person’s name on Google News. If we have a recent quote, we’ll show it above the search results.
2. Clicking on the speaker’s name will take you to a page with even more of their quotes. From there you can search within the quotes by entering a query on the left side of the page.”
Source: Google News Blog (check out the screen captures)
News from Hein: Google Scholar and YouTube Channel
HeinOnline Weblog is reporting that the entire Law Journal collection will be searchable in Google Scholar by the end of April. HeinOnline launched a YouTube channel last month to provide training videos. At the moment there are four:
* How to Find an Article in the Law Journal Library
* Finding the Coverage Information for a Title
* Bookmarking a Search in HeinOnline with Internet Explorer
* Bookmarking a Search in HeinOnline with Firefox
Google Patent Search
Google Patent Search covers the entire collection of patents made available by the USPTO—from patents issued in the 1790s through those issued in the middle of 2006. They don’t currently include patent applications, international patents, or U.S. patents issued over the last few months, but plans are in place to expand coverage in the future. Access at Google http://www.google.com/googlepatents/about.html