Got that? Those of you researching Alexander the Great, Shakespeare, or the causes of the Great Depression - in the past you had to search the library catalog, then look for articles in Gale, then EBSCO, then Questia, and then some of you looked at Oxford Art Online and Bloom's too, returning to the library page every time. No more! Now you just type in "Alexander the Great," click the button, and wait for dozens of relevant resources to be returned, all in one spot. Except Questia. Why?
Because as you experienced paper-writers know, Questia keeps a digital bookshelf just for you, from which you can take notes, make a bibliography, and do other useful academic things. That requires an individual login and password, so a Questia search can't be jammed in there with the rest of the research materials.
It's still pretty revolutionary (some colleges are starting to do this, so you're ahead of the game!), still pretty exciting, and . . . you can do it from home, too. Ask me how!
So, why do I need your help? Because this fabulous new way to search needs a name. There will be a simple box in the library webpage and in it will be a single word that describes the wonder of this amazing new tool. Some obvious choices have already been taken: Searchasaurus is out, for example. I will award a small but very pleasant prize to he or she who thinks of the best, most exciting and appropriate name, with an extra prize for making it a cool acronym, like SCORE - Student Centered Online Research Experience. (No, that's not an option.) Open to students and faculty alike - time is running out, so get started!
