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Search engines for the World Wide Web / Alfred and Emily Glossbrenner.
LIBRA ZA4226 .G57 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Glossbrenner, Alfred.
- Series:
- Visual quickstart guide
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Web search engines.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 348 pages ; 23 cm.
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley, CA : Peachpit Press, [2001]
- Contents:
- Part 1 Search Basics 1
- Chapter 1 Search Engines and How They Work 3
- The Perils of Internet Searching 4
- Search Engines to the Rescue 5
- The Big Six Search Engines 6
- How Search Engines Work 9
- More Information for Webmasters and Others 13
- Chapter 2 Unique Keywords 17
- The Challenge of Full-Text Searching 18
- Choosing the Right Keywords 19
- Chapter 3 Basic Search Tools 23
- Searching in Plain English 24
- Searching for Multiple Words and Phrases 26
- AND Searches 27
- OR Searches 28
- NOT Searches 29
- NEAR Searches 30
- Parentheses and Nested Searches 31
- Using Wildcards 32
- Dealing with Stopwords 33
- Chapter 4 Tips and Techniques 35
- The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Web Searchers 36
- Customizing Your Web Browser 43
- Keyboard Shortcuts and Other Timesavers 46
- Part 2 The Big Six Search Engines 51
- Chapter 5 AltaVista 53
- The AltaVista Home Page 55
- Searching with AltaVista 60
- Improving Results with Field Search 66
- Using Advanced Search 69
- Customizing AltaVista 74
- Chapter 6 Google 79
- The Google Home Page 81
- Searching with Google 84
- Using Advanced Search 90
- Customizing Google 95
- Chapter 7 HotBot 97
- The HotBot Home Page 99
- Searching with HotBot 104
- Improving Results with Field Search 110
- Customizing HotBot 114
- Chapter 8 Lycos 117
- The Lycos Home Page 120
- Searching with Lycos 125
- Using Advanced Search 130
- Customizing Lycos 135
- Chapter 9 Northern Light 139
- The Northern Light Home Page 142
- Searching with Northern Light 146
- Improving Results with Field Search 152
- Customizing Northern Light 154
- Chapter 10 Yahoo! 157
- The Yahoo Home Page 159
- Searching with Yahoo 163
- Using Advanced Search 167
- Using Yahoo's Web Directory 170
- Customizing Yahoo 173
- Part 3 Other General-Purpose Search Engines 177
- Chapter 11 AOL Search 179
- The AOL Search Home Page 182
- Searching with AOL Search 186
- Chapter 12 Excite 193
- The Excite Home Page 195
- Searching with Excite 198
- Chapter 13 MSN Search 205
- The MSN Search Home Page 208
- Searching with MSN Search 211
- Chapter 14 Netscape Search 217
- The Netscape Search Home Page 220
- Searching with Netscape Search 223
- Part 4 Specialized Search Engines 229
- Chapter 15 Deja for Newsgroup Searches 231
- Understanding Newsgroup Names 234
- Searching Newsgroups 236
- Chapter 16 Topica for Mailing List Searches 241
- Searching for Mailing Lists 243
- Chapter 17 Argus Clearinghouse Subject Guides 247
- Finding Subject Guides 249
- Chapter 18 Infospace People-Finding Tools 253
- Finding E-mail Addresses 255
- Finding Phone Numbers and Addresses 258
- Chapter 19 Zip2 for Business Searches 261
- Finding Businesses with Zip2 264
- Chapter 20 Other Search Tools from A to Z 269
- Amazon.com 270
- CDNOW 270
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 271
- CNET Shareware.com 272
- Consumer World 273
- CuisineNet Menus Online 274
- Edmund's Automobile Buyer's Guides 275
- Electric Library 275
- Encyclopedia Britannica 276
- Epicurious Food 277
- Expedia Travel Information 277
- FedEx Package Tracking 278
- FindLaw Legal Resources 278
- FirstGov 279
- Information Please Almanacs 280
- Internet Movie Database 280
- MapQuest 281
- Microsoft Product Support Services 281
- Monster Career Center 282
- New York Times Book Reviews 282
- Parent Soup 283
- Peterson's Education & Career Center 283
- Project Gutenberg E-Texts 284
- Tax Forms and Information 284
- TV Guide Online 285
- UPS Package Tracking 285
- Wall Street Journal Online 286
- ZDNet Computer Information 286
- Zip Code Lookups 287
- Appendix A Search Engines Quick Reference 289
- Alta Vista 290
- AOL Search 293
- Argus Clearinghouse 294
- Deja 295
- Excite 296
- Google 297
- HotBot 298
- InfoSpace 300
- Lycos 301
- MSN Search 303
- Netscape Search 305
- Northern Light 306
- Topica 307
- Yahoo 308
- Zip2 309
- Appendix B Internet Domains and Country Codes 311
- Appendix C Usenet Newsgroup Hierarchies 317
- Appendix D Web Searcher's Toolkit 321
- Essential Tools for Windows Users 324
- Essential Tools for Macintosh Users 329.
- ISBN:
- 020173401X
- OCLC:
- 45900861
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