The parallel evolution of search engines and digital libraries: Their convergence to the Mega-Portal

  • U. Hanani
  • , A. J. Frank

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Abstract

There are many and varied search engines (SEs) on the Internet but it is still hard to locate and concentrate only on materials relevant to a specific task. Digital libraries (DLs) could better provide such services on the Web. There is a real need to formulate a methodology for the understanding of both these types of Web data repositories. We classify both SEs and DLs using similar criteria on both a functional scale and a generational time-line. In particular, we introduce the idea of the third generation Harvested DL and its resulting DL harvesting model. By comparing them and analyzing their characteristics, we discover that they actually share much in common. Finally, we note the expected incorporation of intelligent techniques and knowledge management in fourth generation SEs and DLs and the expected convergence of their interfaces and structures in the fifth generation - the Mega-Portal.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2000 Kyoto International Conference on Digital Libraries
Subtitle of host publicationResearch and Practice, KyotoDL 2000
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages211-218
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)0769510221, 9780769510224
DOIs
StatePublished - 2000
Externally publishedYes
EventKyoto International Conference on Digital Libraries, KyotoDL 2000 - Kyoto, Japan
Duration: 13 Nov 200016 Nov 2000

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2000 Kyoto International Conference on Digital Libraries: Research and Practice, KyotoDL 2000

Conference

ConferenceKyoto International Conference on Digital Libraries, KyotoDL 2000
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityKyoto
Period13/11/0016/11/00

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2000 IEEE.

Keywords

  • Art
  • Character generation
  • Convergence
  • Explosions
  • Information science
  • Intelligent structures
  • Internet
  • Mathematics
  • Search engines
  • Software libraries

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