Document (#17778)

Author
Mauldin, M.L.
Title
Lycos : design choices in an Internet search service
Source
IEEE expert. 12(1997) no.1, S.8-11
Year
1997
Abstract
1st part of a 2 part section on search engines for the WWW. Describes use of Lycos for collection, storing and retrieving information about pages on the WWW. Outlines its history and precursors. Discusses the design choices made in its creation, and briefly examines the issues involved in making a very large retrieval system
Theme
Suchmaschinen
Object
Lycos

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