| A | B |
|---|
| Individual Search Engine | uses computer programs called "spiders" to match key words |
| Meta-Search Engine | sends requests to several search engines simultaneously |
| Subject Directories | searchable databases, developed/maintained by humans |
| Subject Directories | used in research & often linked to library systems |
| Google.com | largest database of Web pages |
| Google.com | example of an Individual Search Engine |
| Ask.com | example of an Individual Search Engine |
| www.mama.com | example of a Meta-Search Engine |
| Individual Search Engines | results are returned as lists of web pages/titles |
| Individual Search Engines | does not search the web itself, but searches database of information about the Internet |
| Meta-Search Engine | time-saver compared to a regular search engine |
| Subject Directories | also referred to as research databases |
| http://informine.ucr.edu | example of a subject directory |
| ERIC | example of a Subject Director |
| www.lii.org | Librarians' Internet Index |
