INFORMATION UPDATE May 2007 Number 83 Welcome to INFORMATION UPDATE, a monthly resource for information seekers and users. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ IN THIS ISSUE ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ => Do It Yourself - Google Cache => Did You Know - Sometimes It Takes a Team => Notes, News and Announcements => Subscribe/Unsubscribe Information ************************************************************ DO IT YOURSELF - Google Cache ************************************************************ If you've ever wondered what's with the Cached link in your Google search results list, here's the deal. Cache (pronounced cash) - A hiding place used especially for storing provisions or in computer science, a fast storage buffer in the central processing unit of a computer. Google Cache - "Google takes a snapshot of each page examined as it crawls the web and caches these as a back-up in case the original page is unavailable. If you click on the "Cached" link, you will see the web page as it looked when we indexed it." http://digbig.com/4sxxd If you click on the Cached link in a Google search results list, you will see Google's stored "snapshot" of that page. This application has two handy uses that could save you time and aggravation. Web sites go down, pages are removed, and content changes. If you get the dreaded "page not available" message, try clicking on the Cache link. This will lead to the page on the Google server as it looked the last time Google indexed that page. So, information could be available through Google when it is not available through the actual Web site. The other great use for the Cached page is the term high- lighting. Your search terms will be highlighted on the cached version of the Web page, making it extremely easy to find your keywords in context. When you are scanning multiple pages and multiple sites for facts or data, this can really speed things up. Once you get oriented on the page, you can always go to the latest version to see if anything has changed. So, now you know what's the deal with Google cache. ************************************************************* DID YOU KNOW - Sometimes It Takes a Team ************************************************************* Much as we like to think we can take on the the world of information retrieval on our own, sometimes it really does take a team. The good news - there are alternatives to the Internet! You just have to know who to ask. Twice this week I have had to call on the expertise of fellow information professionals to assist in locating specific data. The first question related to the adoption rate for technology introduced at the beginning of the 20th Century. After exhausting my own resources and ideas, I visited the local university library. With the assistance of the reference librarian, I found my answer in, of all places a book! The second time I had to call in reinforcements involved a subject area that I'm just beginning to explore. The subject is very specialized, includes large governmental bureaucracies and plenty of jargon. For that one I called a colleague who lives and breathes this stuff. He knows people who know people. Within the hour he made a few inquiries and called me back usable info from a reliable source. So, here is the lesson for the week. You don't have to go it alone. There are resources out there for the asking, so just ask! ************************************************************* Notes, News, and Announcements ************************************************************* >>Information Professionals will gather in Denver, June 3-6 at SLA. Look for the AIIP Booth 754. http://www.sla.org/content/Events/conference/ac2007/index.cfm >>Information Seekers may now subscribe to Information Update using the web form at http://shamelinfo.com. 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