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Aspects of Google: bigger is better – or less is more?

Aspects of Google: bigger is better – or less is more? Purpose – To investigate recent enhancements to the internet search engine Google. Design/methodology/approach – An opinion piece based on practitioner experience and recent commentary on search engine innovations. Findings – That recent innovations in Google's functionality have yet to deliver what they promise, but that it is still early to say what can genuinely be achieved in these areas. Research limitations/implications – This is an expression of opinion about a service that will be radically improved and developed in the immediate future. Practical implications – Gives some useful insights and tips on how to use existing digital library tools to achieve information retrieval results along the lines of those aspired to by Google. Originality/value – An attempt to give clear, practice‐based examples of how to apply recent digital information retrieval developments to contemporary library work. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Library Review Emerald Publishing

Aspects of Google: bigger is better – or less is more?

Nicholas Joint
Library Review , Volume 54 (3): 4 – Apr 1, 2005
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Emerald Publishing
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Copyright © 2005 Emerald Group Publishing Limited. All rights reserved.
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0024-2535
DOI
10.1108/00242530510588890
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Abstract

Purpose – To investigate recent enhancements to the internet search engine Google. Design/methodology/approach – An opinion piece based on practitioner experience and recent commentary on search engine innovations. Findings – That recent innovations in Google's functionality have yet to deliver what they promise, but that it is still early to say what can genuinely be achieved in these areas. Research limitations/implications – This is an expression of opinion about a service that will be radically improved and developed in the immediate future. Practical implications – Gives some useful insights and tips on how to use existing digital library tools to achieve information retrieval results along the lines of those aspired to by Google. Originality/value – An attempt to give clear, practice‐based examples of how to apply recent digital information retrieval developments to contemporary library work.

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Library Review – Emerald Publishing

Published: Apr 1, 2005

Keywords: Search engines; Digital libraries

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