How about Records and Archives in the News' search results
of the indomitable Peter Kurilecz transparent in,
for example, a frequently asked questions FAQ type format
or a format like one finds on websites with an about link.
Fanatics who appreciate RAIN could more accurately review
the keyword descriptors, the search engines and such and
offer their own ideas that might even improve or vary
the results!

Or devise their own techniques
modeled on the current techniques used by Peter Kurilecz.
Attributing the original technique to Peter Kurilecz
is surely appropriate. Giving others the opportunity
to use that successful technique is a teaching moment.
A learning moment for us who value the energies that
go into it.

What luck it would be that others would devote energies
to take the model technique of Peter Kurilecz and devise
something else also of value!

The sharing of knowledge, the teaching of techniques
is a beautiful model for a profession that is deserving
of greater recognition, for example in programs like that at
http://www.albany.edu/cci/

Maybe sometime the resources will be available to offer
a grant for Peter Kurilecz' great energies that produced
Records and Archives in the News RAIN, an effort that
would also be wonderful on a website with features to make
even better use of the content of the results of the
searches. And the explanations that would encourage others
to try producing something using the Peter Kurilecz model.

The Peter Kurilecz device is an art !
Here's one source of grants for artists
http://artdeadlineslist.com


Another aspect is
how to incorporate a thesaurus in the search engine.
Imagine making up a search and the search engine suggests
alternate keywords descriptors you might also try.
Or the search engine suggests at the point of searching
hints, tips and pointers to refine your particular search.

Have you kind folks out there read
The Extreme Searcher's Internet Handbook,
a guide for the serious searcher,
extreme tools and techniques for web information users.
by Randolph Hock
Foreword by Gary Price
http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0910965684
http://worldcat.org/oclc/53090956




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