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Published on: 10/16/2008
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Writing at Search Engine Watch, Mary Ellen Bates, principal of Bates Information Service, discusses some alternative approaches to searching online, or "thinking outside the search box."
Some of her recommendations: approach the sponsored links as potential sources; use subject directories; after 15 minutes searching on any site, evaluate whether you should continue; and, in general, ask yourself what sites would likely have the information that you are looking for.
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For a discussion of Factiva and the value of fee-based services, see Free, Fee-Based and Value-Added Information Services by Mary Ellen Bates.
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1. Mary Ellen Bates, Free, Fee-Based and Value-Added Information Service: A White Paper Prepared for Factiva, a Dow Jones and Reuters Company, June 2004.2. "Factiva and LexisNexis Sign Exclusive Agreement to Provide Business News and Information to Global Legal Market," LexisNexis News Releases: Oct.-Dec. 2004.3. "Researcha Talks to Clare Hart, President and CEO of Factiva," Researcha: The Community for Information Professionals, Sept. 22, 2000.
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Mary Ellen Bates, a prominent information professional, writes on Hidden Google Tools in SearchDay at Search Engine Watch.