Web dragons : inside the myths of search engine technology /
If you've ever searched the web for information and wondered what's going on behind that query box, I recommend you read Web Dragons. It puts Internet search engines in contextpart of a legacy of information access dating back thousands of years. It explains in plain language how search en...
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M. Kaufmann,
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Publisher Address: | Amsterdam ; Boston : |
Publication Dates: | 2007. |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Morgan Kaufmann a series in multimedia and information systems
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780123706096 |
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If you've ever searched the web for information and wondered what's going on behind that query box, I recommend you read Web Dragons. It puts Internet search engines in contextpart of a legacy of information access dating back thousands of years. It explains in plain language how search engines work, and points out potential pitfalls that thoughtful searchers should consider. Web Dragons is clear and engaging. Given the amount of time and trust we all invest in search engines, if you pay attention to the web I highly recommend redirecting some of that attention to this book. --Craig Nevill-M |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xxi, 261 pages) : illustrations. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-249) and indexes. |
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9780080469096 0080469094 9780123706096 0123706092 |
Index Number: | TK5105 |
CLC: | TP393.4 |
Contents: | PREFACE -- 1. SETTING THE SCENE -- 2. LITERATURE AND THE WEB -- 3. MEET THE WEB -- 4. HOW TO SEARCH -- 5. THE WEB WARS -- 6. WHO CONTROLS INFORMATION? -- 7. THE DRAGONS EVOLVE -- REFERENCES -- INDEX. |