Google Co-op
Google has launched a new tool that allows users to customize the google search engine and select a collection of websites that they want to search. This allows you to handpick a collection of reliable websites to search for scientific information. This tool may be customized for a class topic or to specify when you are searching for a pic where you are lokely to receive false hits based on homonyms. You can specify if the sites you choose ar ethe only ones you want Google to search or if you want them to have the highest ranking in a normal Google search. You can also exclude sites from your customized search engine.
Some interesting examples include Mrs. Gray's Research Sites for Kids
Useful ChemProject
Google Co-op Featured Examples http://www.google.com/coop/cse/examples/GooglePicks
Instructions for setting up your own custom search engine are available here http://google.com/coop/cse/. Users must register with Google
Information for this blog posting provided by Joanna Blair.
Entry edited to remove broken links 21 March 2007