visual & clustering search engines as tools for concept generation, mind mapping, outlining...
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Visual & Clustering Search Engines
as tools for concept generation, mind mapping, outlining & more
PF Anderson, Emerging Technologies Librarian, Health
Sciences, [email protected]
Search Engines
Ask Clusty Don Busca Exalead Gigablast Grokker iBoogie IncyWincy Kartoo
KillerInfo KoolTorch ManagedQ MedStory Mooter Quintura RedZee TouchGraph Ujiko Vivisimo
IncyWincy
Bioethics
KillerInfo
Bioethics - concepts
Don Busca
bioethics
Clusty
Bioethics - concepts
Exalead
Bioethics - terms, types, media, filetypes
Vivisimo
Bioethics
iBoogie
Bioethics - concepts
iBoogie
Bioethics - images
Gigablast
Bioethics - concepts
Gigablast
Bioethics - images
Gigablast
Bioethics - videos
Ask.com
Bioethics - concepts, images, and more
Grokker
bioethics
KoolTorch
Bioethics - 1
KoolTorch
Bioethics - 2, navigation
RedZee
Bioethics - prioritization
Mooter
bioethics
Quintura
Bioethics
MedStory
Bioethics
Ujiko
bioethics
ManagedQ
Bioethics - person, place, thing, thumbnails
Kartoo
Bioethics
Touchgraph
Searches & displays visualizations of results for:– Web – Amazon books– Amazon music– Amazon DVDs– Facebook
Use as visualization tool, graphic concept generator, discovery of like authors / performers and more
Touchgraph
Web search for bioethics
Touchgraph
Web search for bioethics - enlarged
Touchgraph
Amazon browser
Touchgraph
Amazon book search for bioethics
Touchgraph
Amazon book search for bioethics Recentered by clicking on plus sign for a
specific book of interest Enlarged
Touchgraph
Amazon book search - Lisa See
Touchgraph
Amazon movie search - Miyazaki
Touchgraph
Amazon music search - Jonatha Brookes
Touchgraph
Amazon music search - Tom Waits
What else?
Possible applications– Concept clarification for ESL students
– Breaking the “white page” block
– Tools for “concrete thinkers” to work with abstract concepts
– Assignment to compare concepts generated across tools
– Assignment to evaluate recommended concepts for 2-3 tools - do you agree with recommendations?
What can you imagine doing with these tools?