Here is my rollyo profile:

http://rollyo.com/islcteacherlibrarian

What are some innovative ways that libraries and librarians could use custom search engines?

I'm amazed and fascinated by LibraryThing.  I've only added a few titles but, already, it's fun to see how many other people have the same books as me.

http://www.librarything/profile/mpoupart

Because I love to search for information about the history of art and artists, I created a search engine for art history in Rollyo.

http://rollyo.com/mpoupart/art_history

What a fun exercise for a lazy Sunday...thinking about books! My LibraryThing has just a few selections so far, and not many tags yet: http://www.librarything.com/profile/jamglam

I created a Rollyo search engine for book reviews. This link will take you to my profile, where you can find my search engine. 

I also created a Librarthing and Goodreads account. I had a lot of fun with GoodReads, I really like the social networking aspect of it. 

http://www.rollyo.com/jennapbird/

here is my public Rollyo site. i did a search roll on traveling, since i love to travel. I added the sites of the places i have most recently traveled to also.

Here is my rollyo profile and to the right my search engine for new music (mostly blogs).

http://rollyo.com/stephmyers/

What are some innovative ways that libraries and librarians could use custom search engines?

My initial thought was that customized search engines can be a valuable tool for teaching beginning search techniques in schools.  By allowing children to practice their searching skills within a limited set of approved websites, teachers and school librarians can ensure that results are appropriate for the audience.

 . . . with creating a vintage purse rollyo search is that I now have a list of purses I deeply (truly, absolutely) desire, but can't afford:

What are some innovative ways that libraries and librarians could use custom search engines?