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Liu, Feng-jung; Shih, Bai-jiun – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2007
Purpose: Computer based systems have great potential for delivering learning material. However, problems are encountered, such as: difficulty of Learning resource sharing, high redundancy of learning material, and deficiency of the course brief. In order to solve these problems, this paper aims to propose an automatic inquiring system for learning…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Search Engines, Internet, Shared Resources and Services
Aronson, Marc – School Library Journal, 2007
Welcome to the 21st century, where many students turn to Google as their main source of information. In fact, some kids wouldn't look anywhere else but the Internet. So what does that mean for nonfiction books? Five years ago, everybody warned that fresh, interactive digital content would eventually replace old-fashioned books. However, last…
Descriptors: Internet, Nonfiction, Search Engines, Books
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Mitchell, Ross E.; Young, Travas A.; Bachleda, Bellamie; Karchmer, Michael A. – Sign Language Studies, 2006
This article traces the sources of the estimates of the number of American Sign Language users in the United States. A variety of claims can be found in the literature and on the Internet, some of which have been shown to be unfounded but continue to be cited. In our search for the sources of the various (mis)understandings, we have found that all…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Internet, Databases, Misconceptions
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Descy, Don E. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2006
Some remember when they accessed the Internet through the telephone on a 300-baud modem. It was slow and it was not easy, but it gave them a view of the world. Now there is the web, idiot-proof email, and practically unlimited wireless connectivity. Having gone from desktop computers to laptops, now a major push is moving connectivity into the…
Descriptors: Internet, Telecommunications, History, Computers
Carlson, Scott – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2006
Microsoft has introduced a new search tool to help people find scholarly articles online. The service, which includes journal articles from prominent academic societies and publishers, puts Microsoft in direct competition with Google Scholar. The new free search tool, which should work on most Web browsers, is called Windows Live Academic Search…
Descriptors: Journal Articles, Search Engines, Research Tools, Educational Cooperation
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Schatz, Steven – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2006
This study examines existent and new methods for evaluating the success of information retrieval systems. The theory underlying current methods is not robust enough to allow testing retrieval using different meta-tagging schema's. Traditional measures rely on judgments of whether a document is relevant to a particular question. A good system…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Search Engines, Information Needs, Information Systems
Williams, Lesley – Library Journal, 2006
In a survey of a representative sample of over 3300 online information consumers and their information-seeking behavior, survey findings indicate that 84 percent of information searches begin with a search engine. Library web sites were selected by just one percent of respondents as the source used to begin an information search and 72 percent had…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Search Engines, Internet, Users (Information)
Pack, Thomas – Online, 2002
Discusses how to find digital images on the Web. Considers images and copyright; provides an overview of the search capabilities of six search engines, including AltaVista, Google, AllTheWeb.com, Ditto.com, Picsearch, and Lycos; and describes specialized image search engines. (LRW)
Descriptors: Copyrights, Search Engines, Search Strategies, World Wide Web
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Hoenkamp, Eduard – Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2003
Discusses latent semantic indexing (LSI) that would allow search engines to reduce the dimension of the document space by mapping it into a space spanned by conceptual indices. Topics include vector space models; singular value decomposition (SVD); unitary operators; the Haar transform; and new algorithms. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Information Retrieval, Mathematical Formulas, Models
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Gatenby, Janifer – Online Information Review, 2002
Discusses the deficiencies of search engines and the importance of metadata and examines three models of metadata retrieval: distributed; distributed data with a centralized index; and centralized union catalog. Highlights include the Z39.50 protocol; the OAI (Open Archives Initiative) protocol; virtual union catalogs; and a pan-European model.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Metadata, Models, Search Engines
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Escoffery, Cam; Miner, Kathleen R.; Adame, Daniel D.; Butler, Susan; McCormick, Laura; Mendell, Elizabeth – Journal of American College Health, 2005
Use of the Internet to retrieve health information is increasingly common. The authors surveyed 743 undergraduate students at 2 academic institutions to examine their Internet use, health-seeking behaviors, and attitudes related to the use of the Internet to obtain health information. Fifty-three percent of the respondents indicated that they…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Health Programs, Search Engines, Engines
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Gunn, Holly – Teacher Librarian, 2004
In this article, the author stresses not to give up on a site when a URL returns an error message. Many web sites can be found by using strategies such as URL trimming, searching cached sites, site searching and searching the WayBack Machine. Methods and tips for finding web sites are contained within this article.
Descriptors: Internet, Search Engines, Online Searching, School Libraries
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Gunn, Holly – Teacher Librarian, 2004
The Goggle Deskbar is a handy utility that allows users to search the Web with Goggle while using other computer applications. Once the Goggle Deskbar is installed, the browser does not need to be open to perform a web search, as long as the computer is connected to the internet. The Goggle Deskbar is ready to search the Web from any computer…
Descriptors: Internet, Definitions, Dictionaries, Computers
Isakson, Carol – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2004
Search engines rapidly add new services and experimental tools in trying to outmaneuver each other for customers. In this article, the author describes the latest additional services of some search engines and provides its sources. The author also suggests tips for using these new search upgrades.
Descriptors: Search Engines, Online Searching, Search Strategies, Web Sites
Minkel, Walter – School Library Journal, 2004
Google at times is a librarian's best friend--quickly locating lots of helpful information for the students libraries serve. Other times, it is a librarian's worst enemy, since many kids believe that they can find everything they need by simply using one search engine. It is important to remind kids that it is also important to look in the…
Descriptors: Search Engines, Libraries, Librarians, Translation
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