Developing a Grid-Based Search and Categorization Tool
Developing a Grid-Based Search and Categorization Tool
Librarians will be giving thanks around the world if GRACE, a Grid-based search and categorization tool, someday comes into existance. This tool will enable librarians to do advanced searches of all information available via the internet. Even online databases and information normally hidden deep within the web will be searched. Although database access may not be possible for a librarian lacking appropriate authorization, a bibliographical notice indicating the source housed within the database may be given. Searching this way could enable librarians to do advanced searches that yield appropriate and highly relevant materials for patrons. The work of creating a bibliography for a professional or student within a particular field would become quicker, efficient and more accurate.
As I continue on in my blog I intend on delving further into the information available on GRACE. As you can see, the article I blogged on was published October 2003. I am very interested in what is currently transpiring in this particular area of grid computing. I will try to have a more current article blogged next time, but please feel free to direct me to any appropriate sources of information on this subject if you are aware of any...
Librarians will be giving thanks around the world if GRACE, a Grid-based search and categorization tool, someday comes into existance. This tool will enable librarians to do advanced searches of all information available via the internet. Even online databases and information normally hidden deep within the web will be searched. Although database access may not be possible for a librarian lacking appropriate authorization, a bibliographical notice indicating the source housed within the database may be given. Searching this way could enable librarians to do advanced searches that yield appropriate and highly relevant materials for patrons. The work of creating a bibliography for a professional or student within a particular field would become quicker, efficient and more accurate.
As I continue on in my blog I intend on delving further into the information available on GRACE. As you can see, the article I blogged on was published October 2003. I am very interested in what is currently transpiring in this particular area of grid computing. I will try to have a more current article blogged next time, but please feel free to direct me to any appropriate sources of information on this subject if you are aware of any...
posted by Swicky at Sunday, September 17, 2006
1 Comments:
Kip,
Thanks for the compliment. I think it should be easier for librarians because theoretically, searching in the grid will enable more advanced searching techniques with access to many databases. By using more advance techniques, searches will yield more pertinent results from authoratative places. Even if the librarian does not have access to the actual information in full text form, a citation to the relevant info. would be given. Patrons could theoretically access the answer to any question if universities, libraries and other educationally orientated institutions were linked on a world-wide network. Having worked reference desk in a public library, I can attest to the finite amount of information accessible (especially in correlation with databases). I'm not saying that the library is useless (it has definitely come a long way since I was a kid in the eighties); but in comparison to a universal grid and
having the whole world's resources at your fingertips...
I just hope the theoretically advanced search engine capabilities actually do become a reality or, yikes, it could also become a huge nightmare!!!
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