[WEB4LIB] Tool to check sites that link to your site?

[gary]

Stephen:
Just about every other major engine allows you to do a "reverse link" search. 

For AltaVista use the syntax, link:www.tafe.sa.edu.au/lili/
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AlltheWeb, use the pull-down menu on the advanced search page,  or the syntax, 
link.all:www.tafe.sa.edu.au/lili/
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Lycos: Use pulldown menu. 
NOTE: Lycos uses the same database as AlltheWeb.
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MSN Search, use linkdomain:www.tafe.sa.edu.au/lili/
Works only to www.tafe.sa.edu.au
Uses a database from Inktomi. 

Gigablast, use:
+link:www.tafe.sa.edu.au/lili/


I hope this helps. 

cheers,
gary


Quoting Stephen Barnett <Stephen.Barnett at tv.tafe.sa.edu.au>:

>   I have found that www.google.com has the advanced feature of being
> able to check which sites link to a particular url. As the project
> manager
> for our information literacy tutorial site, LILI,
> www.tafe.sa.edu.au/lili/ its been great to find that Iceland, Sweden,
> and Rochester NY have linked to us, but I am curious to see what else
> I
> could be using to check who else may have links to our site, Do my
> friends out there have suggestions...........?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Stephen Michael Barnett
> 
> Torrens Valley TAFE
> Blacks Road
> Gilles Plains
> South Australia
> 5086
> stevebar at tafe.sa.edu.au
> 
> 
> 
> phone + 618  82071108
> fax                  82071113
> mobile    0401 120 979


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