VISUAL SEARCHING Circles and Squares

EbscoHost has added the visual search feature to many of the databases that they host, including the medical databases: Alt HealthWatch PsycCRITIQUES Health Business Fulltext Elite MedicLatina MEDLINE PsycARTICLES PsycINFO Salud para todos.

Alt HealthWatch

PsycCRITIQUES

Health Business Fulltext Elite

MedicLatina

MEDLINE

PsycARTICLES

PsycINFO

Salud para todos.

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VISUAL SEARCHING on the web by Jill Tinsley

Visual searching on the web Web searching www.Grokker.com www.Kartoo.com www.Quintura.com Database searching www.Oskope.com amazon, eBay, and more www.Like.com shopping

Web searching

www.Grokker.com

www.Kartoo.com

www.Quintura.com

Database searching

www.Oskope.com amazon, eBay, and more

www.Like.com shopping

Grokker.com is the free web version. Map view is similar to the Ebsco functions, with added filters.

Kartoo.com

Quintura allows you to eliminate search terms by clicking on red X

oSkope is a visual browser that lets you search and organize items from different web services like Amazon, Ebay, YouTube or Flickr in an intuitive way.

Grid view, mouseover a photo to see details, with additional links

Stacks view

Pile view

List view

Graph view, sorted by price and salesrank

Like.com is for online visual shopping

You can highlight a part of the image you like, and find similar shapes and colors. For example, find dresses with a similar bodice.

Visual News www.reverbiage.com/tags NPR www.marumushi.com/apps/newsmap/ www.labs.digg.com/ www.searchmapr.com/ www.roomformilk.com/ www.buzztracker.org/ www.newsisfree.com/newsmap/

www.reverbiage.com/tags NPR

www.marumushi.com/apps/newsmap/

www.labs.digg.com/

www.searchmapr.com/

www.roomformilk.com/

www.buzztracker.org/

www.newsisfree.com/newsmap/

Marumushi.com US top news

Marumushi.com Canada top news

Digg Labs arc

Digg labs stack

Digg labs bigspy

Digg labs swarm

Visual searches - photos http://ideeinc.com/introvideo/ Video overview demonstrating how to use the site http://labs.ideeinc.com/ http://labs.ideeinc.com/multicolour/ colors http://labs.ideeinc.com/visual/#random=525098 visual search photos http://labs.ideeinc.com/upload/ upload photo and find similar

http://ideeinc.com/introvideo/

Video overview demonstrating how to use the site

http://labs.ideeinc.com/

http://labs.ideeinc.com/multicolour/ colors

http://labs.ideeinc.com/visual/#random=525098 visual search photos

http://labs.ideeinc.com/upload/ upload photo and find similar

Upload or provide url for image, and find visually similar photos

Want to learn more? Bouman, K., Jenks-Brown, A., Tran, T., & Vose, D. (2007). Visualize your catalog. (cover story). Library Journal, 132 , 10-11. Chung, W., Chen, H. & Nunamaker, J. (2005). A visual framework for knowledge discovery on the web: An empirical study of business intelligence exploration. Journal of Management Information Systems, 21 (4), 57-84. Eden, B. (2005). Information visualization. Library Technology Reports, 41 (1), 7-17. Gonsalves, A. (2005). Groxis search moves to web. InformationWeek, (1039), 51-51. Hooberman,L., et al. (2003). The potential of visual navigation. BBC R & D White Paper. Online : http://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/pubs/whp/whp075.shtml Keller, T., Gerjets, P., Scheiter, K., & Garsoffky, B. (2006). Information visualizations for knowledge acquisition: The impact of dimensionality and color coding. Computers in Human Behavior, 22 (1), 43-65. Miller, R. (2006). Groxis, inc. EContent, 29 (10), 39-40. Levy, S. (2002). Global search. Newsweek, 140 (21), 84.

Bouman, K., Jenks-Brown, A., Tran, T., & Vose, D. (2007). Visualize your catalog. (cover story). Library Journal, 132 , 10-11.

Chung, W., Chen, H. & Nunamaker, J. (2005). A visual framework for knowledge discovery on the web: An empirical study of business intelligence exploration. Journal of Management Information Systems, 21 (4), 57-84.

Eden, B. (2005). Information visualization. Library Technology Reports, 41 (1), 7-17.

Gonsalves, A. (2005). Groxis search moves to web. InformationWeek, (1039), 51-51.

Hooberman,L., et al. (2003). The potential of visual navigation. BBC R & D White Paper. Online : http://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/pubs/whp/whp075.shtml

Keller, T., Gerjets, P., Scheiter, K., & Garsoffky, B. (2006). Information visualizations for knowledge acquisition: The impact of dimensionality and color coding. Computers in Human Behavior, 22 (1), 43-65.

Miller, R. (2006). Groxis, inc. EContent, 29 (10), 39-40.

Levy, S. (2002). Global search. Newsweek, 140 (21), 84.

Additional references Plosker, G. R. (2006). The time has come for visual search. Online, 30 (4), 45-47. Power, D. (2006). Image search steps in where words fail. WWD: Women's Wear Daily, 192 (98), 9-9. Rogers, M. (2006). EBSCO partners with groxis for visual database searching. Library Journal, 131 (5), 23-24. Tenopir, C. (2006). Visualizing search. Library Journal, 131 (8), 33-33. Wildstrom, S. H. (2003). A picture is worth 1,000 charts. Business week, (3816), 20-20. Wohl, A. D. (2005). Inter-face lift. IEEE Spectrum, 42 (11), 32-36.

Plosker, G. R. (2006). The time has come for visual search. Online, 30 (4), 45-47.

Power, D. (2006). Image search steps in where words fail. WWD: Women's Wear Daily, 192 (98), 9-9.

Rogers, M. (2006). EBSCO partners with groxis for visual database searching. Library Journal, 131 (5), 23-24.

Tenopir, C. (2006). Visualizing search. Library Journal, 131 (8), 33-33.

Wildstrom, S. H. (2003). A picture is worth 1,000 charts. Business week, (3816), 20-20.

Wohl, A. D. (2005). Inter-face lift. IEEE Spectrum, 42 (11), 32-36.