Category «Search Strategies»
LLRXBuzz – December 4, 2000 – Searching a Site When There is No Search Engine
Tara Calishain is the co-author of Official Netscape Guide to Internet Research, 2nd Edition, and author or co-author of four other books. She is the owner of CopperSky Writing & Research.
Web Critic – Search Engines, Second Verse, Same as the First
Attorney and author Kathy Biehl practiced law privately in Houston, Texas for 18½ years before relocating to New York City in 1998. She has taught legal research and writing at the University of Houston Law Center and business law at Rice University. A member of the State Bar of Texas, she earned a B.A. with highest honors from Southern Methodist University and a J.D. with honors from the University of Texas School of Law, where she was a member of Texas Law Review and Order of the Coif. She is co-author of The Lawyer’s Guide to Internet Research (Scarecrow Press, Nov. 2000), with Tara Calishain.
Features – Mining Deeper into the Invisible Web
Diana Botluk is a reference librarian at the Judge Kathryn J. DuFour Law Library at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and is the author of the The Legal List: Research on the Internet. She teaches legal research at CAPCON, Catholic University Law School, and the University of Maryland. Take a class with Diana! Here’s how…
Features – Be a Web-Savvy Researcher
Genie Tyburski is the Web Research Applications Specialist at Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP and Web Manager of The Virtual Chase , a service of the law firm. She writes and speaks frequently on electronic research strategies. Ms. Tyburski was featured recently in the book, Law of the Super Searchers: The Online Secrets of Top Legal Researchers. She received her M.S. in Information Studies from Drexel University, and is a member of the American Association of Law Libraries and Special Libraries Association.
Features – Strategies for Online Legal Research: Determining the Best Way to Get What You Need
Strategies for Online Legal Research: Determining the Best Way to Get What You Need
By Diana Botluk
ResearchWire – Exposing the Invisible Web
ResearchWire Exposing the Invisible Web By Diana Botluk
Diana Botluk is a reference librarian at the Judge Kathryn J. DuFour Law Library at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and is the author of the The Legal List: Research on the Internet . She teaches legal research at CAPCON , Catholic University Law School , and the University of Maryland . Take a class with Diana! Here’s how…
Extras – Seven Quick and Easy Internet Legal Research Tips
Seven Quick and Easy Internet Legal Research Tips By Jerry Lawson
Jerry Lawson is the author of the upcoming book, The Complete Internet Handbook for Lawyers, from the American Bar Association. He is also the designer of the Internet Tools for Attorneys Web site.
Extras – Finding Information on the Internet – Search Engines, Meta Sites and Directories
Finding Information on the Internet: Search Engines, Directories & Meta-Sites 
Features – Search Engines — What’s Your Flavor?
Search Engines — What’s Your Flavor? By Diana Botluk
Diana Botluk is a reference librarian at the Judge Kathryn J. DuFour Law Library at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and is the author of the 1996 edition of The Legal List: Research on the Internet. She is a regular columnist for the Internet Law Researcher, where she writes about finding information on the world wide web. She also teaches basic, advanced and online legal research at the University of Maryland, and co-chairs the Internet Focus Group for the Law Librarians Society of Washington, D.C.. You can e-mail Diana at [email protected].
(Posted April 21, 1997; Archived May 22, 1997)
H ow are search engines like ice cream? Ice cream can be a rich symphony of rocky road, an elegant simplicity of mint chocolate chip, or the powerful clarity of plain vanilla. Like ice cream, search engines come in a variety of flavors, and what is right for one searcher may be rejected by another. A rocky road search engine might enable sophisticated searching by providing a complex search language slightly beyond the capabilities of the novice researcher. On the other hand, a vanilla search engine might be simple and straightforward, yet not as flexible for the experienced researcher. Research characteristics from six of the most common Internet search engines are compared in the chart below. The chart points out the features common to the search engines, as well as features unique to each. Ultimately, the flavor you choose will depend on your research style. But the best advice is to get to know each search engine’s strengths and weaknesses, and use each to its full advantage.
To download a Word for Windows version of the search engine comparison table, click here. For permission to distribute for educational purposes, please contact Diana Botluk.