The current Computers in Libraries [19(5) May 1999]has some useful articles
on searching including
Darwin on the Web: The Evolution of Search Tools
Dale J. Vidmar
which looks particularly at new features (all familar to those who heard
Danny Sullivan speak at the UKOLUG meeting on Wednesday!)
and
Surviving the Storm: Using Metasearch Engines Effectively
Judi Repman and Randal D. Carlson
a comparative study - this one is online at
http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/may/repman+carlson.htm
(Full contents at http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/may/cilmag.htm)
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Information Services, University of Northumbria at Newcastle
City Campus Library, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UK
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