Getting vertical to cut research time

• Published in: Online Vol. 25; no. 5; pp. 44 - 48
• Main Author: PACK, Thomas
• Format: Journal Article Trade Publication Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wilton, CT Online 01.09.2001; Information Today, Inc
• Subjects: Advantages; Algorithms; Banking; Cable television/data services; Computer industry; Economic Research; Evaluation; Exact sciences and technology; Hand-held computers; Hand-held data device; Handheld data devices; Handheld Devices; Information and communication sciences; Information processing and retrieval; Information retrieval; Information retrieval. Man machine relationship; Information science. Documentation; Information Sources; Internet services; Librarians; Library Personnel; Manycompanies; Microcomputer industry; National libraries; Native Language; Online services; Reference Materials; Research process. Evaluation; Resistance (Psychology); Science; Sciences and techniques of general use; Search engines; Searching; Telecommunication systems; Telecommunications systems; Vertical systems; World Wide Web; Canada; United States; United States > US; Vertical; Research field; Specialized information; Search engine; World wide web; Information retrieval; Web site
• ISSN: 0146-5422; 2324-9706

Describes specialized, or vertical, search engines. Vertical tools are useful for searching specialized collections of information. Covers types of vertical search engines, when to use vertical search engines, and guides to vertical search engines. The guides include science searching, medical searching, legal searching, government searching and educational searching. Predicts that, as the Web continues to expand, so will the number of vertical search engines. An increasing number of vertical search technologies will provide ever easier ways to find specific types of information, but information professionals will need to track and learn how to use even more search tools.