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Title: MetaSearch Tools


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Meta-Search Tools
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Meta-Search Tools
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Meta-Search Tools
  • Search for information from a variety of
    sources, then let users decide which
    information is the most appropriate or useful
  • Are not indexes or databases, but search programs
    that search Web indexes, search engines, and
    sometimes other meta-searchers

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Meta-Search Tools
  • Information retrieved is not selected or
    evaluated, and there is no thesaurus structure
  • Meta-searchers are designed to save both time
    and keystrokes, but are not designed for complex
    word searching

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Problems with Meta-Search Tools
  • Most people think that the more search tools a
    meta-searcher searches the more complete the
    search in theory this is truebut they really
    dont provide a more complete search
  • The reasonmeta-searchers are subject to the
    same search tool restrictions/limitations as we
    are

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Problems with Meta-Search Tools
  • Meta-searchers just send simple and searches to
    search toolsthey are not designed to pass on
    more complex word searches

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So What Can You Do?
  • Use Meta-searchers primarily to compare and
    contrast the results that different search
    engines and indexes retrieve
  • Add additional words to your search string to
    eliminate pre-programmed results and view sites
    beyond the display limit Example nathan symthe
    schuylkill

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So What Can You Do?
  • Use additional search tools the locate
    information found in only database format (and
    invisible to common search tools)
  • Try adding the word database to your search
    terms
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