Saturday, February 6, 2010

Search tip: British Library Direct

“When I give a lecture, I accept that people look at their watches, but what I do not tolerate is when they look at it and raise it to their ear to find out if it stopped.” -- Marcel Achard
The British Library is the national library of the UK. Its collection of books and journals is vast in scope. British Library Direct (http://direct.bl.uk/bld/SearchResults.do) gives you access to this rich repository. If you have a credit card, you can obtain just about any English language article that has ever been published. Articles in other languages are also usually available.

Searching is free. Try it out. Go to the British Library Direct site (http://direct.bl.uk/bld/SearchResults.do) and type in a search string … For example: dibenzothiophene 2009

Browse the results. If you find one you want to read, get out your credit card and order it online. Isn’t the Web amazing?

Do your friends a favor … let them know about the Desulfurization Blog. It’s not just about desulfurization. It’s about making you a more effective online searcher.

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