1. A computer-implemented method for searching in response to Internet-based search queries using a search engine and a searchable electronic database, comprising: storing in the searchable database data sets representing printed items from publications respectively printed by a plurality of respective publishers, each data set including text from at least one of the printed items; and using the search engine, responding to a search query by searching for web pages that are relevant for the search query and searching the data sets in the electronic database for data sets that are relevant to the search query, thereby identifying relevant Internet web pages and relevant data sets corresponding to relevant publication items, and returning at least one characterization of at least one of the relevant web pages and at least one characterization of at least one of the relevant publication items and, for said at least one of the relevant publication items, providing an electronic path for accessing further information.