The web beyond google: Innovative search tools and their implications for reference services

David Brett Spencer; Lauren B. Dodd; William C. Friedman; Qiong Xu

doi:10.1080/10875301.2011.570110

The web beyond google: Innovative search tools and their implications for reference services

David Brett Spencer, Lauren B. Dodd, William C. Friedman, Qiong Xu

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	11-34
Number of pages	24
Journal	Internet Reference Services Quarterly
Volume	16
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10875301.2011.570110
State	Published - Jan 1 2011

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Spencer, D. B., Dodd, L. B., Friedman, W. C., & Xu, Q. (2011). The web beyond google: Innovative search tools and their implications for reference services. Internet Reference Services Quarterly, 16(1-2), 11-34. https://doi.org/10.1080/10875301.2011.570110

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