#12 - Customized Search Engines

I tried Rollyo and looked at Google Co-Op. This is an interesting concept, and I definitely can see potential use for it in a library, especially Google Co-Op. It would be nice to create a search engine on a library web site that searches only web sites that have been identified as useful and relevant. I could see using it personally too (espcially since you can create a roll from your bookmarks), but I like it better for less sophisticated users and kids. Teachers could really use it to create a list of acceptable websites. I wonder, too, how useful it might be to search the library's website itself? I know in past jobs that has been something we've really struggled with.