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By: Jeff Tibbetts, Stacy Duffy, Katie Leiting, Brody Ross

How search engines workHow search engines work

Search engines index websites using automatic programs called webcrawlers.

The search engine creates a database of websites and organizes it.

Each search engine has a different formula and method for organizing and indexing keywords and search terms.

How search engines workHow search engines work

Websites are cached (stored) either in part or whole.

Each different engine has a unique technique for ranking returned results.

Some aggregate search engines compile results from other search engines, resulting in the best variety.

What Kind of Search Engine Should I Use?What Kind of Search Engine Should I Use?

Google

Education Planet

Infomine

Ask Jeeves

Northern Light

Advanced SearchAdvanced Search

Keyword and use of And, Or, Not Punctuations – “Quotes” (Parenthesis) +Plus ,commas, Refine Search

– Date, Publication, Publication and Document Type

Safe SearchSafe Search

Ask Jeeves AJ for Kids

AOL Search KOL Search

Altavista Family Filter

Google Safe Search

Lycos Lycos Zone

Yahoo! Yahooligans!

Browser controls• Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, AOL, etc.

Search engine controls

Kids search engines • Fact Monster, KidsClick, CyberSleuth Kids, Informine, etc.

Filter software• NetNanny, SOS KidProof, CyberSitter, etc.

ReferencesReferencesReferences Descriptions

Boswell, W. (2006). About.com: What is a Search Engine? Retrieved September 14, 2006, from http://websearch.about.com/od/enginesanddirectories/a/searchengine.htm

A generalized article with an overview of search engine mechanics

Whelan, D. (2004, November 29). Start Your Engines. Forbes, Vol. 174 Issue 11, P66. [Retrived from EBSCO Host]

A brief look at several different search engines, and how they differ.

Wikipedia: Search Engine. (2006, September 14). Retrieved September 14, 2006, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine

An encyclopedia that goes in-depth into search engines and how they work.

Graven, Matthew P. (2004, Aug. 3rd). Resources for Parents. PC Magazine. Retrieved Sept. 12th, 2006 from the World Wide Web: http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=9&hid=115&sid+7f0c924. [Retrived from EBSCO Host]

Brief look at different ways parents can be aware of different ways to safely search the internet.

Child Safe Searching: Browsers. (2003). SearchEngines.com. Sept. 12th, 2006 from the World Wide Web: http://www.searchengines.com/kids/safe_serching_browsers.html

Overview of advantages and disadvantages to different ways to safely search the internet.

SafeSearch filtering. Google Help Center. (2001). Sept 12th, 2006 from the World Wide Web: http://www.google.com/help/customize.html

Instructions to Google’s SafeSearch capabilities.