The search alert is a great way to follow an issue you are researching. It is also a great way to teach about the differences between magazines, academic journals, newspapers, and books. We can also teach that the information being sought helps determine what type of sources should be used.
I was not a big fan of the EBSCO page composer. I did not find it user friendly, and could not see the changes I made until previewing the webpage. There are definitely better sites to help compose a webpage.
Proquest is a great research tool. It is useful for teaching students how to refine a search. I think it is wonderful that Proquest is available to the public for free.
NetLibrary, like Google Books, represents the future of reading. I think it is fantastic to be able to type in a word and to search for it in an entire book in a matter of seconds. It is a great research tool, and it allows you to write notes online. Imagine having access at home to every book and every periodical article that was ever published (and still exists). With the Internet, we now have this capability.
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