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Koehler, Wallace – Searcher, 1998
Describes a study of four major Web search engines that tested for staleness, a condition when a significant number of the hits it returns point to Web pages or server-level domains (SLD) that are no longer viable. Results of tests of URLs with AltaVista, HotBot, InfoSeek, and Open Text are discussed. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Online Searching, Search Strategies, World Wide Web
Feldman, Susan E. – Searcher, 1995
Examines the needs of Internet users, reviews the responses to these needs, and discusses the role information professionals play in using and organizing online information. User needs include: ease of use, compatibility, reliability, integration of Internet software, stability, affordability, centralized information-finding mechanisms, quality…
Descriptors: Computer Security, Computer Software, Information Scientists, Needs Assessment
Feldman, Susan – Searcher, 1998
Presents results from a collective professional searcher evaluation of the effectiveness of Web search engines versus two traditional online services, DIALOG and Dow Jones Interactive. The conclusion outlines: searching assumptions; subjects and types of searches where DIALOG and Dow Jones Interactive showed superiority; advantages of using the…
Descriptors: Information Retrieval, Information Seeking, Information Services, Information Sources
