BARE BONES 101:

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LESSON 11:    ALL THE WEB (FAST) : A Closer Look

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DESCRIPTION

All the Web (Fast) originated in Norway. Launched in May 1999, it is one of the newest, largest and fastest of the search engines. Its stated goal is to index all the web that's publicly available. Both the Main Search Page and the Advanced Search Page present a clean, uncluttered look. The advanced search page, in particular, is recommended for serious searches.

SEARCHES IN:

    Own web databases

DEFAULTS TO:

AND

SEARCH OPTIONS

Main Search Page supports:

• (+) and (-) signs
• Double quotes (" "), which equate to "the exact phrase"
• Language options
• Exact phrase search box option

Advanced Search Page supports:

• "All of the words," "Any of the words," and "Exact phrase" searches
• Language options with matching character sets
• Word filter searches with "Should include," "Must include," and "Must not include" in the text, title, URL, host name, and link
• Domain filter searches with "Include" and "Exclude" features
• IP-address filter
• Date restricted searches
• Document size and filetype filters
• Results displayed from 10-100 per page
• Offensive content filter

OTHER SEARCH OPTIONS AND FEATURES

• News, including language options with matching character sets; search by type of news, geographical location, date restrictions
• Pictures, with file format, image type, and background searching options
• Videos, with format, streams or download searching options; offensive content reduction option
• MP3 files
• FTP files, with type, domain, path, size, hits, and hide options
• No stop words

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ASSIGNMENT:

Go to the Advanced Search Page and search for:
  "sacred places"
Keeping your main subject, "sacred places," go back and refine your search several times by selecting the "Must include" option, and adding, one at a time, the following words:
  +Stonehenge
  +Stonehenge +Avebury
  +Stonehenge +Avebury +Glastonbury

Troubleshooting                                                                  Alta Vista

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[Table of Contents] [Search Engines] [Metasearchers] [Subject Directories] [Gateways & Databases]
[Evaluating Web Pages] [Search Strategies] [Search Tips] [Boolean Operators] [Field Searching] [Troubleshooting]
[Alta Vista] [Google] [Ixquick] [Yahoo!] [Final Exam] [Beyond Bones] [User Agreement]

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Links and text checked regularly. Latest update on 10 July 2002. This tutorial was first created in January 2000 by Ellen Chamberlain, library webweaver. Copyright © the Board of Trustees of the University of South Carolina. URL: http://www.sc.edu/beaufort/library/lesson12.html