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The Web Beyond Google: Innovative Search Tools and Their Implications for Reference Services
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Authors
Brett Spencer
Lauren B. Dodd
William C. Friedman
Qiong Xu
Issue Date
2011
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journal-article
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search engines
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Abstract
This article explores Internet search tools that harness emerging technologies and user-centric features such as Web 2.0 sites, mobile applications, metasearching, real-time information, peer-to-peer searches, visual interfaces, and computational abilities. Reference librarians everywhere have incorporated Google into their searching repertoires, but what about other search engines that feature “bleeding edge” technologies and human-friendly designs? Our article is a concise guide to nine innovative search engines—Silobreaker, Zuula, Bing, ChaCha, CompletePlanet, DuckDuckGo, Spezify, Wolfram|Alpha, and Wowd—which give us a glimpse into the future of searching technology. We conclude our article by discussing implications for reference services.
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Spencer, Brett, Lauren B. Dodd, William C. Friedman, and Qiong Xu. "The web beyond google: Innovative search tools and their implications for reference services." Internet reference services quarterly 16, no. 1-2 (2011): 11-34.
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Taylor & Francis Online
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1087-5301
1540-4749
1540-4749