Information Clues in Topical Web Searches: Is the Web Message Getting Through?.

Epp, Mary Ann

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ERIC Number: EJ573975

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Publication Date: 1997

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Information Clues in Topical Web Searches: Is the Web Message Getting Through?

Epp, Mary Ann

Canadian Journal of Educational Communication, v26 n1 p43-52 Spr 1997

Describes a study that was conducted to identify, describe, and analyze the document representations of Web sites revealed in the hit list of subject searches conducted by four search engines: AltaVista, infoseek Ultra, Lycos, and Open Text Index. Problems are discussed, and implications for Web page design are considered. (LRW)

Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Design Requirements, Indexing, Information Retrieval, Online Searching, Search Strategies, Subject Index Terms, World Wide Web

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Language: English

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