Web databases, commonly known as search engines or web directories, are currently the most useful way to search the Internet. In this article, the author draws from library literature to develop a series of questions that can be used to analyze these web searching tools. Six popular web databases are analyzed using this method. Using this analysis, the author creates three categories for web databases and explores the most appropriate searches to perform with each. The work concludes with a proposal for the ideal web database.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/106226 |
Date | January 1997 |
Creators | Nicholson, Scott |
Source Sets | University of Arizona |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Journal Article (Paginated) |
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