By

Hyder Ziaee & Osama Anjum

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O ntroduction
O Types of Searching
O Parts of a Local Search Engine
O Working of a Local Search Engine
O Choosing a search engine
O List of Search Engines
O Conclusion
O References

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O A good site is one in which ¶content is king·
O A lot of information makes a site huge, complex and
navigation difficult
O Search is the user's lifeline for mastering complex
websites
O Search feature is essential for users when they revisit a
site, looking for specific info
O Search is also users' escape hatch when they are stuck
in navigation. When they can't find a reasonable place
to go next, they often turn to the site's search function.
O This is why site search is an important feature of any
site of reasonably size

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A search can be of various types:
O nternet Search: Search Engines like Yahoo,
nfoseek crawl the web gathering web pages or
info on web pages, index them and retrieve them
when the specific term is found
O Database search: Databases store their
information neatly organized into fields. A search
nterface is provided for this.
O ntranet search: Search is restricted to a site
or a group of sites.


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O Search ndexer
O Search ndex File

O Search Form

O Search Engine

O Results Listing
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ndex Search Engine
Stores
Words Looks in
ndex Sends Query

Gets Matches
ndexer
Sends
Gets Formatted
words User Selects Results Search Form
required
page

Results Page

User views Retrieved Page Retrieved Page

Web Site Documents

 
   

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O Statistical similarity is used to estimate the

relevance of a query to an answer.
O Consider the query ´MAHENDRA SNGH DHON
A good answer will contain all three words and more the
frequency the better.(Term Frequency)
Some queries are more important or have more
discriminating power.(nverse Document Frequency)

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O Crawler-Based Search Engines

O Human-Powered Directories

O Hybrid Search Engines"

or Mixed Results
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O Technical Considerations
O ndexing Features

O Searching Capabilities

O Results display

O Costs, licensing and registration requirements

O Unique features (if any)



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Server platforms supported Unix, NT, Win'95/98/NT
Web servers supported NCSA HTTPD, CERN HTTPD,
OMN HTTPD, XTAM, APACHE,
PWS, S
Scalability ndexing support for multiple
web servers within an
intranet
Technical support: E- Mail , Mailing list ,
Documentation on Web site
Main program modules -
Source code availability -
Ease of nstallation and Often related to the technical
Maintenance expertise available


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File/document formats HTML, ASC, PDF, SQL, Spread sheets,
supported WYSWYG (MS-Word, WP, etc.)
ndexing level support File/directory level, multi-record files
Standard formats recognised MARC, Medline, etc
Customisation of document
formats
Stemming f yes, is this an optional or mandatory feature?
Stop words support f yes, is this an optional or mandatory feature?
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Boolean Searching Use of Boolean operators AND, OR and NOT as
search term connectors
Natural Langauge Allows users to enter the query in natural
language
Phrase Users can search for exact phrase
Truncation /wild card Variations of search terms and plural forms can
be searched
Exact match Allows users to search for terms exactly as it is
entered
Duplicate detection Remove duplicate records from the retrieved
records
Proximity With connectors such as With , Near, Adjacent
one can specify the position of a search terms
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Field Searching Query for a specific field value in the
database
Thesaurus searching Search for Broader or Narrower or
Related terms or Related concepts
Query by example Enables users to search for similar
documents
Soundex searching Search for records with similar spelling
as the search term
Relevance ranking Ranking the retrieved records in some
order
Customization (CG prgs)
Search set manipulation Saving the search results as sets and
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Formats supported Can it display in native format or
just HTML; Display in different
formats, Display number of records
retrieved
Relevancy ranking f the retrieved records are ranked,
how the relevance score is
indicated
Keyword-in-context KWC or highlighting of matching
search terms
Customization of Allow users to select different
results display display formats
Saving options Saving in different formats;
number of records that can be
saved at a time
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O Checklist of factors to be considered while selecting
the search engine:
Size of the website
Technical expertise available (local and/or from the
supplier / developer)
System platforms available
nformation sources and services to be supported
Document collection: type, volume (now and in future)
ndexing, search and display requirements
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O Checklist of factors to be considered while selecting
the search engine:
User community to be served
Differentiate between the need for indexing the web site
pages and the need for indexing databases / document
collections (text, bibliographic, DBMS, etc.)
Support for the concept of a "record" by the search engine.
Support for structured fields and metadata
Cost
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O Steps in the selection and procurement of search
engines:
Conduct a needs analysis.
Talk to other libraries
Attend trade shows and talk to vendors
Read the literature that reviews search engines.
Compile a list of possible products.
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O Steps in the selection and procurement of search
engines:
Compare the functionality of each product to the criteria you
developed through needs analysis
Narrow your list down to three possible products.
Spend additional time learning about each product.
nvite the vendors in for demonstrations.
Ask for references and follow up with each reference
Select product and implement.
Follow up with end users.
Continue an on going review with end users.
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O Some Suggestions
The search system development or selection should be based primarily
on the local needs
Consider using freeware search engines, if your requirements are met by
these.
For large, highly developed intranet sites, you may like to consider
commercial search engines
Consider if the webserver you are using supports indexing and search,
and if this is adequate for you.
The T Professionals should make an effort to keep themselves abreast
of the current web technologies
The features available within a tool should be made use of properly to
get maximum benefits
Carefully consider interrelations between the three major components:
document resources, users and the search engines.
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O Search engine plays important role in accessing the
content over the internet, it fetches the pages requested
by the user.
O Since search is such a common activity, the search box
should appear on every page of your web site.
O A quality search process begins with quality metadata.
O t made the internet and accessing the information just
a click away.
O The need for better search engines only increases
O The search engine sites are among the most popular
websites.
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O Microsoft ndex Server
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O PLWeb Turbo (PLS / AOL)
http://www.pls.com/plweb.htm
O Namazu
http://www.namazu.org/
O Oracle interMedia
O http://www.oracle.com/intermedia/
O HomepageSearchEngine
O http://www.HomepageSearchEngine.com/
O Sharewire SiteSearch
http://www.sharewire.com/nav/Products/sitesearch.shtml
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O Yahoo
O Google
O Alta Vista
O Live Search
O Bing
O Yebol
O AOL
O MSN
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O nformation
[http://www.slideshare.net

[http://www.article-searchengine.com/

[http://www.scribd.com

O mages
[http://www.google.com

O List of Search Tools

[http://www.searchtools.com/tools/tools.html

O Review of Remote Search Services

[http://www.searchtools.com/reviews/remotesearch
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