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Benbow, S. Mary P. – Internet Research, 1998
Discusses changing uniform resource locators (URLs), providing an analysis of the frequency of change; solutions available; and reasons for outdated and inaccurate URLs. Lists software and Web services that monitor URLs and hypertext links. (PEN)
Descriptors: Change, Computer Software, Hypermedia, Information Technology
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Seabreeze, John R. – New Directions for Student Services, 1997
Highlights innovative World Wide Web sites that enhance student services and promote student learning. Divides listings into five categories: resource information, service delivery, information dissemination, surveys and research, and student learning. The sites listed are just a sample of the thousands available on the World Wide Web. (RJM)
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Higher Education, Information Sources, Information Technology
Feldman, Susan – Searcher, 1998
Charts the trends and challenges that 1998 has brought to popular search engines such as AltaVista, Excite, HotBot, Infoseek, Lycos, and Northern Light. Highlights testing strategies used, use of real (not artificial) intelligence, innovations, online market pressures, barriers to use, and tips and recommendations. (AEF)
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Human Resources, Information Services, Information Technology
Machovec, George S., Ed. – Online Libraries and Microcomputers, 1996
Examines the history, structure, and search capabilities of Internet search tools AltaVista and Yahoo. AltaVista provides relevance-ranked feedback on full-text searches. Yahoo indexes Web "citations" only but does organize information hierarchically into predefined categories. Yahoo has recently become a publicly held company and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Corporations, Indexing, Information Retrieval
Haskin, David – Internet World, 1997
Compares six leading Web search engines (AltaVista, Excite, HotBot, Infoseek, Lycos, and Northern Light), looking at the breadth of their coverage, accuracy, and ease of use, and finds a clear favorite of the six. Includes tips that can improve search results. (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Information Technology, Internet, Online Searching
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Choo, Chun Wei; Marton, Christine – Internet Research, 2003
Presents findings of a research study on how women in information technology (IT) professions seek information on the Web as part of their daily work. Develops a behavioral model of Web information seeking that identifies four complementary modes of information seeking: undirected viewing, conditioned viewing, informal search, and formal search.…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Females, Information Dissemination, Information Networks
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Maddux, Cleborne D. – Computers in the Schools, 1996
The hypermedia nature of the World Wide Web may represent a true paradigm shift in telecommunications, but barriers exist to the Web having similar impact on education. Some of today's college students compare the Web with "bad TV"--lengthy pauses, links that result in error messages, and animation and sound clips that are too brief.…
Descriptors: Criticism, Educational Innovation, Educational Technology, Higher Education
McDermott, Irene E. – Searcher, 1999
Reports on Web keyword searching, metadata, Dublin Core, Extensible Markup Language (XML), metasearch engines (metasearch engines search several Web indexes and/or directories and/or Usenet and/or specific Web sites), and the Year 2000 (Y2K) dilemma, all topics discussed at the second annual Internet Librarian Conference sponsored by Information…
Descriptors: Conferences, Information Retrieval, Information Seeking, Information Technology
Chuck, Lysbeth B. – Searcher, 1997
Presents the keynote speakers of the Online World 1997 conference, as well as HotBot and other search engines, the CyberClinic tracks (Practical Searching, Resource Management, Trends and Technology, Corporate Electronic Publishing, Content Reviews, and Roundtable Discussions), Web-based communities, and an exhibited database of over 12,000…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Conferences, Databases, Electronic Publishing
Chuck, Lysbeth – Searcher, 1997
Discusses the effects of Web-based electronic commerce, or "emmerce," on online user. Defines "cookies" and Persistent Client State HTTP Cookies or "magic cookies" on Macintosh computers. Examines underlying technologies that make up "cashless" transactions; growing demand for micropayments; CyberCash,…
Descriptors: Business, Corporations, Information Industry, Information Technology
Nixon, Carol, Comp.; Burmood, Jennifer, Comp. – 2000
These Proceedings of the fourth Internet Librarian Conference and Exhibition for Librarians and Information Managers include the following papers: "Common Diseases of the Online Tutorial, or Cures for "Onlinis Tutorialitis"; "FindInfo.html"; HiPHIVE-The Hawaii Public Health Information Virtual Emporium"; "Symbiosis: Beneficial Relationship between…
Descriptors: Information Management, Information Services, Information Technology, Internet
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Stalker, John C.; Murfin, Marjorie E. – RSR: Reference Services Review, 1996
Describes a computerized program presently being developed on the World Wide Web, which is designed to locate and store reference information through the use of FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions). Reports a preliminary investigation of the adequacy of FAQs to cover a sample of questions on American government, politics, elections and law. (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Software Development, Government (Administrative Body), Information Retrieval, Information Seeking
Selingo, Jeffrey – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1998
In the process of trying to preserve Internet history by archiving it, a company has developed a powerful Internet search engine that provides information on Web site usage patterns, which can act as a relatively objective source of information about information sources and can link sources that a researcher might otherwise miss. However, issues…
Descriptors: Archives, Computer Software, Higher Education, Information Technology
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Shaw, Mike – Physics Education, 1998
Describes two Internet sites devoted to astronomy that will help students avoid information overload. The Leicester University site is strong on information while the other site, maintained by the Astro-Web Consortium, offers a host of useful links. Also discusses the advantages of offline browsers, a student-use must that shows only Web pages in…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education, Hypermedia
Nowicki, Stacy – Journal of Instruction Delivery Systems, 1999
Information literacy is especially important to users of virtual libraries and online learners because they primarily conduct research outside the library and beyond the reach of information professionals. Librarians and other educators must incorporate information literacy into their educational curricula if users are to be successful in an…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Distance Education, Electronic Libraries, Information Literacy
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