That's really useful feedback- I tend to use Google it all the time, but am
aware that things can change fast in the internet world...
Also particularly good timing, as I had just read a piece in the first CILIP
newsletter which said the most comprehensive search engine to use for
checking which sites link to a site was good old Alta Vista
(http://www.altavista.com). Not that I want to do that nearly as often as
finding answers quickly!
NB
If anyone doesnt know about this function and is interested; most search
engines have a way of doing it. What you type in the search box varies, but
a common one is link: then the url eg
link:http://pubmed.gov
Fiona
-----Original Message-----
From: Andy Richardson [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 05 April 2002 16:22
To: McLean, Fiona; [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: FW: The technology behind Google's great results
Thank you for this Fiona. On a slightly more serious note - Google was found
by this week's Web User to be the best search engine for finding answers
with less mouse clicks than other fact-finding sites. Ask Jeeves came in
third, sometimes averaging 13 clicks before answers were found.
Them pigeons must work....
Andy Richardson
Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Trust
Woolwich
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