MIT
144F
Week7: Searching the Net.
Key Concepts from Lynch's (1997) Article
My reading of the Lynch article focusses on the idea that the Internet is NOT a "digital library".
Key Search-Engine Concepts drawn mainly from the Venditto (1996) Article
I have made some notes concerning the list of Internet search-engine features that I look at when evaluating which engine to use.
Useful Resources
Finding information on the Internet is a very complex subject, involving many different approaches that cannot be thoroughly investigated in only two lectures. I have collected a selection of the better sites to help further your understanding of the issues and approaches involved.