TY - JOUR
T1 - The web beyond google
T2 - Innovative search tools and their implications for reference services
AU - Spencer, David Brett
AU - Dodd, Lauren B.
AU - Friedman, William C.
AU - Xu, Qiong
PY - 2011/1/1
Y1 - 2011/1/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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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U2 - 10.1080/10875301.2011.570110
DO - 10.1080/10875301.2011.570110
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79958726495
VL - 16
SP - 11
EP - 34
JO - Internet Reference Services Quarterly
JF - Internet Reference Services Quarterly
SN - 1087-5301
IS - 1-2
ER -