[OPLINLIST] The Ohio Web Library difference

[Stephen Hedges]

How do you explain the difference between http://ohioweblibrary.org and other search engines, like Google, to your patrons?

We recently came up with a good example --

Say a patron is writing a report on video games. Try a search for "video games" with a standard search engine (Google, Bing, etc.). Then do the same search at http://ohioweblibrary.org.

If you're looking to buy video games, or need cheat codes, the standard search engine is a good choice. But if you want ~serious~ information, Ohio Web Library is the better choice.

Do you have other examples like this?

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Stephen Hedges, Director
Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN)
2323 W. Fifth Ave., Suite 130
Columbus, OH 43204
614-728-5250  ::  AIM: hedgesst