A few days ago I wrote a post trying to get attention of database designers to a few things, namely making searching more convenient and fun for students so they would use the databases more frequently. One particular thing I mentioned was embeddable search widgets. After investigating and some legwork on my part, I discovered that some of our database companies do now provide widget search boxes: EBSCO, GALE, and Facts on File. The jury is out on a couple of companies, and a few […]