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| Journal of Information Science | 4 |
Author
| McMurdo, George | 3 |
| Goh, T. N. | 1 |
| Wang, H. | 1 |
| Xie, M. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 4 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 3 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
| Reference Materials -… | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
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Laws, Policies, & Programs
| First Amendment | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedXie, M.; Wang, H.; Goh, T. N. – Journal of Information Science, 1998
Reviews commonly used search engines (AltaVista, Excite, infoseek, Lycos, HotBot, WebCrawler), focusing on existing comparative studies; considers quality dimensions from the customer's point of view based on a SERVQUAL framework; and groups these quality expectations in five dimensions: tangibles, reliability, responsiveness, assurance, and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Software Evaluation, Expectation, Internet
Peer reviewedMcMurdo, George – Journal of Information Science, 1997
Discusses the control of pornography on the Internet. Highlights include the Communications Decency Act (CDA); "Time" magazine's article on cyberporn and critiques of it; the unconstitutionality of the CDA under First Amendment protection of free speech; and non-legislative software solutions, including PICS (Platform for Internet…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Constitutional Law, Criticism, Federal Legislation
Peer reviewedMcMurdo, George – Journal of Information Science, 1996
Describes HTML (HyperText Markup Language) and its use on the Internet's World Wide Web, including main HTML tags and their syntaxes. Alternatives to HTML, such as Adobe's Acrobat software and Sun's new Java application language, are briefly described. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Software, Hypermedia, Internet
Peer reviewedMcMurdo, George – Journal of Information Science, 1995
Identifies and describes methods of compiling datasets, search interfaces and etymological metaphors and mythologies of three of the first generation of automated indexing systems: archie, veronica, and robots and search engines. (Author/JKP)
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Software Development, Indexing, Information Retrieval
