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_Book Forager: Automated Book-Recommender System_
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Gerry Mckiernan)
Tue Aug 15 20:02:39 2000
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 13:04:20 -0500
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_Book Forager: Automated Book-Recommender System_
In response to my recent posting on an Amazon-like OPAC I have learned about _Book Forager_ , a *free*, Web-based automated book-recommender service that allows readers to receive an annotated listing of *FICTION* book citations that meet an array of criteria selected by the user. _Book Forager_ is available at:
[ http://www.branching-out.net/forager/ ]
It's quite a clever interface that can only be appreciated if one tries it himself/herself.
Additional information about _Book Forager_ is available at
[ http://www.branching-out.net/forager.htm ]
/Gerry McKiernan
Theoretical Librarian
Iowa State University
Ames IA 50011
gerrymck@iastate.edu
" The Best Way to Predict the Future is to Invent It"
Alan Kay
