Ms. Dewey Search Engine
Have you played with the search engine Ms. Dewey yet? There was a bit of a discussion about it her it her the search engine on Newslib, a discussion list for news librarians. Some librarians find her amusing, while others believe she’s insulting. Of course, there was also a bit about whether she represents the librarian stereotype or not. Since she’s young and a minority—not the common librarian at all—it’s questionable. But according to information about the search engine, the woman is footage of an actress.
And the quality of the search engine that uses Microsoft’s Live Search as a backend?
"However, as a search tool, we’re afraid this does not work at all. The response time is very slow, at times extremely slow. The results are close to unreadable. And there are no advanced search features.
To put it this way: If you ever go back to this site, it is to show your friends how cool it is."
I thought having an action figure based on a librarian is cool. How about having your own search engine?
"Now, where is Jeeves when you need him?"
