I always start new users with askjeeves.com; it often finds relevant sites
without giving hundreds of responses, and searches 4 or 5 engines together.
And it looks friendly for beginners as well . . .
-----Original Message-----
From: Anthony Blagg <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: 11 February 1999 11:29
Subject: Search Engines
>Dear all,
>
>Some while ago there was discussion on lis-iis about which were the most
>useful Search Engines for particular types of enquiry work. "Hotbot" got
>the best mentions due to its boolean abilities and flexibility and
>"Search Spaniel" was popular amongst people who could split their brains
>into six equal parts. "Northern Light" was also coming up fast on the
>rails as far as I can remember.
>
>As searching the Internet is continually improving and as I can't
>remember whether there has been a discussion on lis-pub-libs about the
>topic I wondered what people's preferences for Search Engines were and
>why?
>
>
>Thanks,
>
>
>Anthony Blagg
>Business Information Services
>Birmingham Central Library
Paul Hodson
Newcastle Libraries' East End Information Project
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