Internet Search Engines
Select one search engine from each list to research. Go to the Homepages for the search engines you choose and look for Search tips, Help, Directions, or some other link that will lead you to the pages describing how the search engine works. Often you can simply type the name of the search engine in the URL location bar and hit returnÑit will frequently bring up the correct page. Or type in the actual address provided below. Use the questions below to direct your research.
NOTE: You may not find answers to all of the questions. Search engines are not required to provide this information. Simply see what you can find.
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Hotbot (www.hotbot.com) Excite (www.excite.com) Lycos (www.lycos.com) Google (www.google.com) Netscape (search.netscape.com) Yahoo (www.yahoo.com) Mamma (www.mamma.com) Teoma (www.teoma.com) LookSmart (www.looksmart.com) AOL Search (search.aol.com) WebCrawler (www.webcrawler.com) DogPile (www.dogpile.com) AltaVista (www.altavista.com) MetaCrawler (www.metacrawler.com) Galaxy (www.galaxy.com) ProFusion (www.profusion.com) All the Web (www.alltheweb.com)
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About.com (www.about.com) AskJeeves (www.ask.com) Internet Public Library (www.ipl.org) Librarians Index to the Internet (lii.org) Resource Discovery Network (www.rdn.ac.uk) Vivisimo (vivisimo.com) Highway 61 (www.highway61.com) Open Directory (dmoz.org) |
1. How does this search engine add sites to its database? How big is the database?
(do sites have to register or does the search engine use a ÒrobotÓ to search them out?)
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2. What kind of searches does it do? (keyword, subject)
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3. General tips for searching.
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4. What special punctuation is necessary or helpful?
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5. Does it support all Boolean syntax? (AND, OR, NOT)
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6. How does it order/rank responses?
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7. Any special features? (customizing, etc.)
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8. Overall, how would you rate this search engine? Any special comments?
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Using the search terms given, compare the results from searching with different search engines. Write down the top three hits for each search engine. (page name is fine Ð abbreviate to fit)
Search term: virtual museums
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All the Web |
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Mamma |
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Open Directory |
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