Matching search engine/tools with a type of library

[Joe Barker]

I agree that Dogpile is good for a meta-search engine.  But there are 
times when one needs phrase searching, truncation, booleans, or other 
features that meta-search engines cannot pass through to all the places 
they search.  They're great for a specific name, organization, product 
with a distinctive name.
Joe Barker, Teaching Library, UC Berkeley
jbarker at library.berkeley.edu

On Thu, 29 May 1997, Steve Hooley! wrote:

>         Try DOGPILE.COM as a search engine - I believe this list first
> brought it to my attention. It searches using other engines and is very
> powerful.
> 
> >Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 02:30:30 -0700
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> >From: Ed and Margare <embier at netgate.net>
> >To: Multiple recipients of list <web4lib at library.berkeley.edu>
> >Subject: Re: Matching search engine/tools with a type of library
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> >Hello Alison and the rest of the list,
> >
> >I'm a library student myself from San Jose State and I wanted to answer
> >from my own personal experience.  I use the search engine that fits my
> >search needs.
> >
> >I use Yahoo to browse for sites.  I like the fact that is indexed by human
> >beings (some of which are graduates from San Jose State) and enjoy moving
> >through the topic trees.  The other services on the engine are nice as
> >well- the mapping service and then I like their favorite picks of the day.
> >
> >If I'm looking for a very specific topic, I tend to go to Lycos.  I like
> >the hits I general get on a search and the way they are given a possible
> >relevance score.
> >
> >In my Internet journeys this  url has a good explanation of the various
> >search engines.
> >
> >http://www.augsburg.edu/library/aib/sources.html
> >
> >I also have a web page for my studies at San Jose State.  The url is below
> >my name.  
> >
> >Bye, 
> >
> >
> >Ed and Margaret Bierman
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