SIGIA-L Mail Archives: RE: SIGIA-L: Measuring IA - search metho
RE: SIGIA-L: Measuring IA - search methods
From: Montgomery, Gordon (gordonm_at_fusive.com)
Date: Thu May 18 2000 - 08:04:10 EDT
Try www.copernic.com
- it's a free download and is...well...*amazing*
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Charton [mailto:charton_at_research.att.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2000 8:02 AM
To: Montgomery, Gordon; sigia-l_at_asis.org
Subject: RE: SIGIA-L: Measuring IA - search methods
Gordon,
Google is what I use most of the time now. I use Hotbot if I have an
exact
phrase, because it has that feature. Northern Lights has the folders, but I
find them to be not as exact as I would like them to be.
Mike
Mike Charton
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"Librarians aren't know it alls. We just know where to look."
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-sigia-l_at_asis.org [mailto:owner-sigia-l_at_asis.org]On Behalf Of
> Montgomery, Gordon
> Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 1:40 PM
> To: sigia-l_at_asis.org
> Subject: RE: SIGIA-L: Measuring IA - search methods
>
>
> www.google.com
> - best search tool IMHO...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Hill [mailto:rhill_at_asis.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 12:41 PM
> To: sigia-l_at_asis.org
> Subject: RE: SIGIA-L: Measuring IA - search methods
>
>
>
> Forwarded FROM: Jenn Coker <jenn.coker_at_raremedium.com>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Staci Martin [mailto:StaciM_at_coleweber.net]
>
> perhaps more user education would do the trick??? :)
>
>
> - www.AltaVista.com seems to do a relatively good job with this or to say,
> AltaVista attempts to help the user understand the search initially in a
> couple ways. One being what is now directly under the search box
> (usually a
> "tip" or "example) and the second, an "Avanced Search" tab,
> complete with a
> link to an "Advanced Search Cheat Sheet" discussing specific query syntax.
>
> -jenn
>
>
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