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DIRECTOR: ROBERT SCHWEIK

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INTERNET FINDING TOOLS

DESCRIPTION:

Address: http://www.notess.com/search/
Contact: Greg R. Notess (greg@notess.com)
Date: 04/07/03

A site that "summarizes, reviews, and compares the search features and database scope of Internet search engines and finding aids." The following are its major features:

  1. Compares in detail the characteristics of the major Web search engines
  2. Compares the coverage and style of the major Web subject directories
  3. Discusses the development, uses, and limitations of multiple search engines
  4. Provides reviews of selected search engines and subject directories


COMMENT:

Provides sophisticated and detailed comparisons, backed by the texts of extensive reviews. Covers Alta Vista, Northen Light, HotBot, Infoseek, Excite, Lycos, Magellan, WebCrawler, Yahoo, Fast, Snap, Google!, MSN Search, Open Directory, Britannica, LookSmart, and many others. May be supplemented by Netscape's "Search Engine Features Chart" and by "Search Engine Watch". For a very full tutorial and analysis and evaluation of Internet search engines and other Internet resources see Link B 25, "Finding Information on the Internet"; for convenient charts of the main features of various search engines and directories, see Link B 7, "Guidance to Using the Internet."

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