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I am currently in the last throws of my PhD in Information Science at the University of Wolverhampton, so its bad time for me to have found Helium as I tend to write on here when I can't be bothered to write my thesis.

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Computers & Technology > Internet Search Issues How to efficiently search the web: 4 of 23
There is more to efficiently searching the web than going to google.com and typing in a few keywords. Whilst such a policy will probably help you find what you want most of the time, there will be occassions when such a policy leaves you wading through pages of useless links. Efficient searching of the web may be split into ... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet Search Issues Google Scholar explained: 1 of 1
In simple terms Google Scholar may be described as a search engine for scholarly works. This search engine provides a single interface to an index of open access articles available on the web, subscription-based articles within publishers' databases, a large number of digitised books, and the patents of the U.S. patent offic... More..
Computers & Technology > Website Reviews Top 3 favorite sites on the Internet: 13 of 24
Choosing just three sites is a near impossible task, especially in the fickle world of web-appreciation where yesterday's favourite finds itself firmly at the bottom of the heap. My personal list reflects the enjoyment of the social networking sites, the place for traditional respected sources of information, and the role of... More..
Jobs & Careers > Employers Should employers monitor employees' Internet use?: 13 of 23
Although it is possible to monitor employees' Internet use, such monitoring should only take place after employees have shown themselves to be untrustworthy in the work place, and should never extend to Internet use outside of the work place. As well as being able to monitor employees' Internet use at work, the increasing us... More..
Arts & Humanities > Who & What is Helium The effect of Google adword pricing on the Helium community: 2 of 3
Those of us who spend our time on Helium writing about the occasion we got stuck in a lift or the best way to get the tops off of glass jars, probably find it slightly annoying that when we rate articles (as good Helium citizens should) we seem to have to spend a lot of time rating articles about the best laptop computers, m... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet Search Issues Are there any search engines that give better results than google?: 5 of 7
A person's choice of search engine should reflect the results they are looking for, unfortunately all too often we find ourselves typing www.google.com into the address bar without giving it a second thought. Whilst google.com has a very powerful ranking algorithm that has meant that it become the most popular search engine,... More..
Arts & Humanities > Literature (Other) Top five books everyone must read and why: 88 of 116
One of the five laws of library science is: Every reader his or her book. Such a rule leaves little room for a prescriptive list of five specific books that everyone must read, so I shall interpret the article title in a more liberal fashion than most. Five books that everyone must read: 1) A book that they enjoy: John Grish... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet (Other) Is it healthy to find school friends on Myspace or Facebook after a peaceful 15 years without them?: 25 of 32
Contacting old friends you haven't seen for years is nothing new, however, the likes of MySpace and FaceBook make it much easier. As with a lot of technology, it is not of itself inherently bad, although it can become unhealthy if you start contacting people you used to know because you have problems in the here-and-now. Per... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet Tips Internet sites you need to know about and why: 19 of 24
Any list of the top internet sites is soon likely to become out of date. The internet is an extremely innovative place at the moment, and sites that are our favourites today are soon cast aside in favour of the latest bright-glittering site. Therefore the internet sites you need to know about are the ones that can direct you... More..
Computers & Technology > Website Reviews Website reviews: Youtube.com: 23 of 28
YouTube.com, whether you love it or hate it there is no denying its success as one of the leading 'web 2.0' web sites. It provides a simple way for users to share video clips of whatever they want with the world...as long as its not pornographic or sexually explicit, showing dangerous or illegal activities, contains hate spe... More..