Can search engines be used as tools for web-link analysis? A critical view

The paper investigates the problems of using commercial search engines for web-link research and attempts to clarify the nature of the problems involved in the use of these engines. The research finds that search engines are highly variable in the results they produce, are limited in the search func...

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Published in:	Journal of documentation Vol. 55; no. 4; pp. 375 - 384
Main Authors:	Snyder, Herbert, Rosenbaum, Howard
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Bradford MCB UP Ltd 01-10-1999 Emerald Aslib, etc
Subjects:	Evaluation Exact sciences and technology Information and communication sciences Information processing and retrieval Information retrieval. Man machine relationship Information science. Documentation Links Links (Indexing) Research Methodology Research Problems Research process. Evaluation Sciences and techniques of general use Search Engines Search Strategies World Wide Web Search consultants World Wide Web Journal publishing Evaluation Hypertext link Search engine World wide web Information retrieval Citation Failures
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