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Alternative & Customized Search Engines

Alternative & Customized Search Engines. Mary Ellen Bates Bates Information Services mbates@BatesInfo.com. What we'll cover:. Beyond the Big 3.5 Specialized search tools DIY search engines. Beyond the Big 3.5. Exalead. Great advanced search tools Excellent tool for complex searching

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Alternative & Customized Search Engines

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  1. Alternative & Customized Search Engines Mary Ellen Bates Bates Information Services mbates@BatesInfo.com

  2. What we'll cover: • Beyond the Big 3.5 • Specialized search tools • DIY search engines

  3. Beyond the Big 3.5

  4. Exalead • Great advanced search tools • Excellent tool for complex searching • Customizable front page; add "short-cuts" to other finding tools • www.exalead.com

  5. Quintura • Data viz with clustering • Useful for disambiguation, determining topics within a concept • Uses Yahoo search engine • www.quintura.com

  6. Kosmix • Clusters by type and topic! • Includes "overview" page – great summary • Still very beta • www.kosmix.com

  7. Clusty • Meta-search engine • "Details" tab shows what was searched • Builds clusters on the fly • Few advanced features • Can insert topic clouds on your site • cloud.clusty.com • clusty.com

  8. Specialized Search Tools

  9. CrossEngine • Easy comparison of search results • NOT a meta-search engine • Well-organized finding tool • Useful if you don't know where to start • www.crossengine.com

  10. SRCHR • Similar to CrossEngine, but creates RSS feeds for search results • Mouseover for thumbnails • Can create your own page of search tools! • www.srchr.com

  11. Scandoo • Searches Google, Yahoo, MSN or Ask • Checks for malware, phishing, offensive content, in real time • Powered by corporate web security company • www.scandoo.com

  12. DIY Search Engines

  13. What's a custom search engine? • You filter the search, limit to certain domains or sites, or tweak the relevance ranking • Put the library's imprimatur on search results • Out-google Google • www.BatesInfo.com/test.html

  14. Yahoo Search Builder • Can limit search by domain, append key terms or exclude sites or terms • Shows tag cloud of search terms • Very customizable • Include your library's logo • builder.search.yahoo.com

  15. Google Co-op • Can limit by domain • Can specify domains to be higher ranked • Requires at least one keyword. Use a noise word (e.g. and) • www.google.com/coop/cse/

  16. Swicki • Collaborative approach to filtering • You supply initial key words • It learns from click-throughs on SRPs • Modifies relevance ranking • swicki.eurekster.com

  17. Rollyo • Max of 25 web sites • Can see others' "searchrolls" • E.g., KM-related topics at snurl.com/16x8o • www.rollyo.com

  18. Gigablast CTS • Fairly rudimentary • Specify domains to search • www.gigablast.com/cts.html # # #

  19. Mary Ellen offers two free email bulletins: “Search Tip of the Month” and "Info-Entrepreneur Tip of the Month" If you would like to subscribe to either, just ask (mbates@BatesInfo.com) Also, check out her blog at LibrarianOfFortune.com

  20. Mary Ellen BatesBates Information Serviceswww.BatesInfo.commbates@BatesInfo.com303.772.7095

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