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Peer reviewedTurner, Thomas P.; Brackbill, Lise – Library Resources & Technical Services, 1998
Evaluates the effectiveness of using the HTML META tag to improve retrieval of World Wide Web documents through Internet search engines. Analysis of sample searches suggests that the use of the keywords attribute in a META tag substantially improves accessibility whereas use of the description attribute alone does not. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Evaluation Methods, Information Retrieval, Internet
Levy, David M.; Huttenlocher, Dan; Moll, Angela; Smith, MacKenzie; Hodge, Gail M.; Chandler, Adam; Foley, Dan; Hafez, Alaaeldin M.; Redalen, Aaron; Miller, Naomi – D-Lib Magazine, 2000
Includes six articles focusing on the purpose of digital public libraries; encoding electronic documents through compression techniques; a distributed finding aid server; digital archiving practices in the framework of information life cycle management; converting metadata into MARC format and Dublin Core formats; and evaluating Web sites through…
Descriptors: Archives, Data Conversion, Electronic Libraries, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedCohen, Sara; Kanza, Yaron; Kogan, Yakov; Sagiv, Yehoshua; Nutt, Werner; Serebrenik, Alexander – Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2002
Describes EquiX, a search language for XML that combines querying with searching to query the data and the meta-data content of Web pages. Topics include search engines; a data model for XML documents; search query syntax; search query semantics; an algorithm for evaluating a query on a document; and indexing EquiX queries. (LRW)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Evaluation Methods, Indexing, Information Retrieval
Trolley, Jacqueline H.; O'Neill, Jill – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1999
When the ISI(R) (Institute for Scientific Information (R)) decided to incorporate scholarly, research-oriented Web sites as an expansion of the "Current Contents Connect" (TM) database, the organization faces significant issues relating to establishment of evaluative criteria and the capture of appropriate metadata. This discussion…
Descriptors: Database Design, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Information Retrieval
Garman, Nancy – Online, 1999
Describes common options and features to consider in evaluating which meta search engine will best meet a searcher's needs. Discusses number and names of engines searched; other sources and specialty engines; search queries; other search options; and results options. (AEF)
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Information Retrieval, Information Sources
