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  791 readersFrom an Introductory Blog Post: We are excited to announce the launch of our brand new online picture library containing digital images of paintings, photographs, drawings and prints held in our collections. Browse our special themed galleries or dive straight into the advanced search and explore by subject, date and more! [Clip] Pictures have been

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  Discover Yale Digital Commons

  1283 readersThat’s the title of the home search page of Yale’s Cross Collection Discovery.  Here’s what they say about it: Cross Collection Discovery (CCD) provides a way to search across Yale’s collections of art, natural history, books, and maps, as well as photos, audio, and video documenting people, places, and events that form part of Yale’s institutional

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  How To Search Google By Reading Level

  555 readersIf you are researching books for younger audiences or just helping a young person try to navigate the Internet, Google has a feature that will let you set the specific reading level on search results. For instance, a middle school science teacher looking up earthquakes might want different search results than a geologist that wants up-to-date

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  How To Search Google By Reading Level

  422 readersIf you are researching books for younger audiences or just helping a young person try to navigate the Internet, Google has a feature that will let you set the specific reading level on search results. For instance, a middle school science teacher looking up earthquakes might want different search results than a geologist that wants up-to-date

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  Bing and Encyclopaedia Britannica Announce Partnership

  1435 readersFrom the Bing Community Blog: Starting today, we’re excited to announce a partnership with Encyclopedia Britannica to include Britannica Online answers directly in the Bing results page. The answer provides a quick overview of the subject, a thumbnail image, and useful facts and figures making it easier than ever to get trusted content in search.

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  10 Inch BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet Leaks, Looks More Like a Blast From the Past

  820 readersEveryone wants RIM to decide if they want to survive or cave in and sell out their company to another bigshot brand. They’ve failed to launch any new product this year and this shows, as their sales and stocks drop more each quarter. Will BB OS 10 and associated devices save them? Perhaps this new

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  Gale NewsVault offers access to 400 years of newspapers and periodicals

  1862 readersFrom the press release: Gale, part of Cengage Learning, today announced the release of Gale NewsVault, a specially designed online platform that enables cross-searching of Gale’s enormous range of historical newspaper and periodical collections from a single interface. Providing access to more than 2,000 titles and 10 million digitized pages, Gale NewsVault provides an unparalleled

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  Advanced Training Webinar Series: DPS Enterprise Edition

  658 readers Have you mastered the basics and want to explore more? This free, four-session online training series will dive deep into advanced topics for Digital Publishing Suite, Enterprise Edition. Engage your audiences with cutting edge tablet/smartphone applications and make the most of your investment with these advanced Digital Publishing Suite features. Session topics will include push notifications,

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  1,000 free books on your iPad from the British Library

  1368 readersFrom the iTunes store: This application provides access to titles from the British Library’s 19th century book collection. It includes classic novels, works of philosophy, history and science. Browse, search and read these historic books on a platform that enhances the reading experience. These digital book images have been captured in color to preserve the look

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  USA Today launches Kindle Fire app

  1156 readers I guess this will be the start of custom Fire apps.  According to the Amazon Android webstore the app has: • An all new look and feel optimized for the Kindle Fire • Browse through the latest USA TODAY headlines across News, Money, Sports, Life, YourLife, Tech, and Travel sections–headlines are updated 24/7 and stories can be