Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1999
Abstract
This research project was designed to benchmark the performance of the advanced search interfaces of eight of the major World Wide Web (WWW) search engines, excluding the meta engines. A review of the literature did not find any previous benchmarking studies of the advanced interfaces based on quantitative data. The research was performed by fifty-two graduate students of library and information studies (LIS) on three campuses of the University of North Carolina (UNC) as a class research project for course LIS 645, Computer-Related Technologies in Library Management. The class was offered by the Department of Library and Information Studies at UNC Greensboro through the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NC-REN). The LIS students selected Altavista, Excite, Go/Infoseek, Google, Hotbot, Lycos, Northernlight, and Yahoo for comparative study.
Recommended Citation
Ralph, R.D., & Felts, J.W., Jr. (2001). Benchmarking the Advanced Interfaces of Eight Major WWW Search Engines. National Online 2001: Proceedings of the 22nd National Online Meeting, 385-411.