Altavista: Required Terms

Laura B. Cohen LCOHEN at cnsvax.albany.edu
Tue Mar 25 08:19:36 EST 1997


For the search
	 +nesbeitt +library +bridgewater 

I get entirely different results on Alta Vista:

	+nesbeitt +library  = 200 hits
	
	+nesbeitt +library +bridgewater = 6 hits


Trying this search on Ultraseek (IMO a superior search engine to
Alta Vista), I get these results:

	+nesbeitt +library = 12 hits

	+nesbeitt +library +bridgewater = 4 hits

Seems to me that the AND function of the + sign is working quite well.

  -- Laura Cohen

          Laura B. Cohen
          Network Services Librarian
          University Libraries UL-140
          University at Albany   
          Albany, New York  12222          LCOHEN at CNSVAX.ALBANY.EDU



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