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Peer reviewedThelwall, Mike – Online Information Review, 2002
Discusses subject gateway sites and commercial search engines for the Web and presents an explanation of Google's PageRank algorithm. The principle question addressed is the conditions under which a gateway site will increase the likelihood that a target page is found in search engines. (LRW)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Gateway Systems, Search Engines, Search Strategies
Peer reviewedPu, Hsiao-Tieh; Chuang, Shui-Lung; Yang, Chyan – Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2002
Presents a query categorization approach to automatically classifying Web query terms into broad subject categories to provide in-depth analysis of users' search interests. Describes a test on search engine logs in Taiwan that shows the approach is efficient in dealing with large numbers of queries. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Classification, Foreign Countries, Search Engines, Search Strategies
Ozmutlu, Seda; Spink, Amanda; Ozmutlu, H. Cenk – Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting, 2002
Examines and compares multimedia Web searching by Excite and FAST search engine users in 2001. Highlights include audio and video queries; time spent on searches; terms per query; ranking of the most frequently used terms; and differences in Web search behaviors of U.S. and European Web users. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Multimedia Materials, Search Engines
Peer reviewedJacso, Peter – Online Information Review, 2002
Explains desktop metasearch engines, which search the databases of several search engines simultaneously. Reviews two particular versions, the Copernic 2001 Pro and the BullsEye Pro 3, comparing costs, subject categories, display capabilities, and layout for presenting results. (LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Costs, Databases, Microcomputers
Peer reviewedLucas, Wendy; Topi, Heikki – Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2002
Describes a study of college students that investigated Web-based search engine queries and compared relevancy ratings with expert-formulated queries. Considers the number of subject terms used and the use of Boolean operators and discuses the need for designing search engine interfaces that provide greater support in term selection and operator…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Computer Interfaces, Design Requirements
