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.. Better select the most appropriate| Search engines | URL address | Characteristics |
| Altavista | http://www.altavista.com | It is one of the most recent but is the best for scope, speed and effectiveness. Every day it receives something like two million enquires. |
| Yahoo | http://www.yahoo.com | Yahoo is both an index and a search engine. The main page allows one to use different search keys; in the index there is also a long list of available subjects. Yahoo is without doubt an excellent site. |
| Excite | http://www.excite.com | It limits the number of answers and allows the structuring per site of the results of the search. |
| Hot Bot | http://www.hotbot.com | This is one of the most accurate engines as it allows the construction of complex enquiries in an easy way. Limitation in the execution of the search is also possible. |
| Lycos | http://www.lycos.com | Lycos is defined as the catalogue of the Internet with its 20 million references which cover about 90% of the Web. It is divided into two sections: the first is for searches, the second is an index of some interesting sites. |
| Infoseek | http://www.infoseek.com | Both specific and general enquiries are allowed and the field of research may be progressively refined. It also contains a section of geographical maps. |
If what you are looking for can not be found amongst the first 20 or 30 sites indicated, it would be better to change the type of search or to change the search engine. It is not possible to suggest which search engine should be used first, as such a search is strictly connected to the type of research and to the needs of the individual. However, it is worth beginning with Altavista, HotBot and Excite.
» See document: http://www.searchenginewatch.com/webmasters/features.html
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This document was updated 31/01/99.
