Few people realize that the search engines and directories they use have a direct impact on how information is accessed on the world wide web. An understanding of how search engines operate will make it easier to locate needed information. This handbook looks at the way search engines are put together, how they run, and how they locate information and display it. Section I provides an introduction, section II details how search engines work, III gives information on where and how to do research on the Internet, IV provides information about specific directories, V provides information about specific search engines, and VI offers insights into the future of search engines. Practical suggestions provide a research platform.
- ISBN10 0786413085
- ISBN13 9780786413089
- Publish Date 1 February 2002
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 24 February 2011
- Publish Country US
- Imprint McFarland & Co Inc
- Format Paperback
- Pages 120
- Language English