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An Analysis of Internet Search Engines: Assessment of Over 200 Search Queries.

Tomaiuolo, Nicholas G.; Packer, Joan G. – Computers in Libraries, 1996

Describes a study of the retrieval results of World Wide Web search engines. Research quantified accurate matches versus matches of arguable quality for 200 subjects relevant to undergraduate curricula. Both "evaluative" engines (Magellan, Point Communications) and "nonevaluative" engines (Lycos, InfoSeek, AltaVista) were…

Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software Evaluation, Evaluation Research

Smart Systems, Smart Searches.

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Brunelle, Bette S. – 1996

Almost overnight, the World Wide Web has made the solution of "classic" information retrieval problems a pressing commercial goal. The various information retrieval solutions being offered on the Web are quite familiar to the librarian. The various Web search sites make use of "traditional" inverted indexes, manual indexing,…

Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation, Evaluation Methods

Do We Still Need Controlled Vocabulary? Of Course, We Do! But How Do We Get It: The Roles for Text Analysis Softwares.

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Greenfield, Rich – 1997

The author argues that traditional library cataloging (MARC) and the online public access catalog (OPAC) are in collision with the world of the Internet because items in electronic formats undergo MARC cataloging only on a very selective basis. Also the library profession initially isolated itself from World Wide Web development by predicting no…

Descriptors: Access to Information, Authority Control (Information), Automatic Indexing, Bibliographic Records