"Thing 9"

I am going out of order... I found that Thing 9 was of more interest so I skipped to 9 for now; Databases & Search Tools. I began by adding a Google widget to my blog as this seems to be the most popular search engine and most well known among my students. I then have decided to explore SweetSearch.com. I initially searched grammar; I thought I'd begin with an easy topic that I use annually with my students. I was impressed with the search and the descriptions that followed each result. I then searched greater, looking for a unit/lesson plan and again was pleased with the results. There was much clearer, definitive results than with just a general Google search. (I must say tho that this seems to be a Refined Google search. I am partial to Bing, but have used Google also so I took the Bing It On Challenge also. I was impartial and I still like Bing better than Google as a search engine. I would surely use SweetSearch.com to begin students in their research followed by Bing. They are both easy read, comprehensive search engines.
As far as databases are concerned, we have limited class use for databases as we are such a small school with a very small classes and library that students wouldn't benefit from said databases, but as an instructor I do benefit from several databases including those created by our Tompkins County Public Library and other collections like those on Goodreads.