Web Search Strategies [Paperback]

Bryan Pfaffenberger (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 13, 1996 | ISBN-10: 1558284702 | ISBN-13: 978-1558284708 | Edition: 1

Web browsers of all levels can follow seven steps to finding information on the World Wide Web and the Internet thanks to Web Search Strategies. Learn to locate documents on the Web for virtually every topic of interest, how search engines and spiders work (including Infoseek, Lycos, WebCrawler, Yahoo, Virtual Library), and how to locate Internet resources including--WAIS databases and Usenet postings. The disk includes valuable HTML files for all URLs in the book, as well as Bookware, a searching utility, and Web-O-Deck, a utility for organizing bookmarks.

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Review

Use this seven-step strategy for locating information on the Web, telling how to use the major Web search engines to locate initial subjects, and how to use more detailed search techniques offered in Boolean operators. This does more than outline net sites: it tells how to conduct specialized searches to obtain specific information. Essential for any who regularly browse. -- Midwest Book Review

Product Details

• Paperback: 456 pages
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; 1 edition (January 13, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558284702
• ISBN-13: 978-1558284708
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,823,742 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This is an excellent book in need of updating., September 18, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Web Search Strategies (Paperback)

This is an excellent, well-written book. The strategies it details for finding information on the Internet should be very helpful to the starting searcher. Unfortunately, this book written too many internet-years ago, back in 1996. There is no mention of AltaVista or HotBot, and Inktomi, the search engine behind HotBot, is described as "one of the newer search engines on the Web." The discussion on "Preparing Your Browser" also makes good points, but it refers to Netscape Navigator 1.2. Of course, there was no Internet Explorer back then. In summary, kudos to the author as well as encouragement to bring out the next edition.

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding book on the tough-to-teach topic of Web searches, March 24, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Web Search Strategies (Paperback)

Bryan Pfaffenberger's Web Search Strategies is by far the best Web search book I've seen yet. I teach an introductory World Wide Web class, and am also a librarian. This book concisely presents strategies for various types of searches (quick, subject tree, searching trailblazer pages, "deep searches" using AND, OR and NOT operators, and specific tips for the search engines including Lycos and Infoseek. Also included are tips on searching subjects such as Reference, Government Information, and searching for software to download. A great book that helps whittle information overload