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Cohen, 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
Janes, Joe – Library Journal, 2002
Discusses the relationship between technology and librarianship and suggests questioning new technology, including whether it benefits the user and whether it is accessible, affordable, and cost effective. Considers Google's success, recommends that libraries become more involved in technology development, and includes a sidebar describing new…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Library Automation, Library Planning, Library Services
Spink, Amanda; Ozmutlu, H. Cenk – Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting, 2001
Reports findings from a study examining the nature of queries submitted to Ask Jeeves-a publicly accessible question and answer search engine. Some 30,000 queries from a dataset of 800,000, or 3.75%, were analyzed. Results include: many queries not in question format; four types of user queries: keyword, Boolean, question, and request; and common…
Descriptors: Information Seeking, Online Searching, Online Systems, Search Engines
Cervone, Frank – Computers in Libraries, 2005
OpenURL resolvers and federated search engines are important new services in the library field. For some librarians, these services may seem "old hat" by now, but for the majority these services are still in the early stages of implementation or planning. In many cases, these two services are offered as a seamlessly integrated whole.…
Descriptors: Search Engines, Libraries, Electronic Libraries, User Needs (Information)
Jurkowski, Odin – TechTrends: Linking Research & Practice to Improve Learning, 2004
School library websites are a necessity. The earliest adopters have now had almost 10 years for development and redesign. Many sites have gone through numerous iterations with major improvements each time. Issues of cost, time, technology and training have made the discussion more a matter of deciding what to include and how to structure the sites…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Web Sites, Media Specialists, Access to Information
Finin, Tim; Ding, Li; Zhou, Lina; Joshi, Anupam – Learning Organization, 2005
Purpose: Aims to investigate the way that the semantic web is being used to represent and process social network information. Design/methodology/approach: The Swoogle semantic web search engine was used to construct several large data sets of Resource Description Framework (RDF) documents with social network information that were encoded using the…
Descriptors: Semantics, Search Engines, Social Networks, Internet
Henry, Laurie A. – Reading Teacher, 2006
It is increasingly clear that the Internet will be the defining technology for reading, writing, and communication in the 21st century. But without the ability to locate information in an efficient and effective manner, students' access to information on the Internet is limited. This article introduces SEARCH, a strategy classroom teachers can use…
Descriptors: Reading, Internet, Writing (Composition), Access to Information
Berger, Pam – Educators' Spotlight Digest, 2006
Web 2.0, the term coined for the next generation Web, moves the Internet from being simply web sites and search engines to a shared network space that offers students a place to publish and broadcast their own writing, collaborate on projects, and engage in conversations. Students with their mobile and non-mobile devices are always online and…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Search Engines, School Libraries
Venkatesh, Vivek; Shaw, Steven; Dicks, Dennis; Lowerison, Gretchen; Zhang, Dai; Sanjakdar, Roukana – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2007
This article provides an empirical evaluation of an indexing technology, topic maps (ISO 13250), in the context of an academic task in a higher education context. Topic maps are a form of indexing that define and display the interrelationships between various topics in a given domain, as well as anchor these topics to specific resources that help…
Descriptors: Management Systems, Information Retrieval, Indexing, Higher Education
Ozmutlu, Seda; Ozmutlu, H. C.; Spink, Amanda – Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting, 2003
Findings from a study of users' multitasking searches on Web search engines include: multitasking searches are a noticeable user behavior; multitasking search sessions are longer than regular search sessions in terms of queries per session and duration; both Excite and AlltheWeb.com users search for about three topics per multitasking session and…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Design Preferences, Information Retrieval, Online Searching

Eisenberg, Mike B – TechTrends, 2003
Explains the Big6 model of information problem solving as a conceptual framework for learning and teaching information and technology skills. Highlights include information skills; examples of integrating technology in Big6 contexts; and the Big6 and the Internet, including email, listservs, chat, Web browsers, search engines, portals, Web…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Electronic Mail, Information Skills, Internet

Adams, Michael – Reference Librarian, 2001
Discusses library Web sites and explains some of the benefits when libraries make their sites into reference portals, linking them to other useful Web sites. Topics include print versus Web information sources; limitations of search engines; what Web sites to include, including criteria for inclusions; and organizing the sites. (LRW)
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Evaluation Criteria, Information Sources, Library Services
Shim, Wonsik – Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting, 2002
This pilot study was conducted to determine the feasibility of using PDAs (personal digital assistants or palm pilots) as a data collection device in studying information seeking behaviors of undergraduate students. Discusses results that shows heavy use of Internet search engines and that most information searches do not extend beyond the first…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Higher Education, Information Seeking, Information Sources

Fong, A. C. M.; Hui, S. C.; Vu, H. L. – Online Information Review, 2002
Discussion of scholarly Web pages that are not accessible through standard search engines focuses on the development of automatic extraction techniques that combine lexical and syntactic analyses with heuristics. Topics include information analysis and extraction techniques; citation standards; publication index Web pages; and performance…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Citations (References), Electronic Publishing, Evaluation Methods
Minkel, Walter – School Library Journal, 2004
Understanding precisely how young people search for online information is both easy and frustrating. It's a snap because we can easily observe kids sitting down at a computer, going straight to Google, typing in one or two key words, and selecting a few Web pages from a huge list of hits. It's frustrating because of the many questions their…
Descriptors: Youth, Use Studies, Search Engines, Internet