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Search is as old as language. We've always needed to find something in the jumble of human creation. The first web was nothing more than passing verbal histories down the generations so others could find and remember how not to get eaten. The first search used the power of written language to build simple indexes in printed books, leading to the Dewey Decimal system and reverse indices in more modern times. Then digital happened. Besides having profound societal impacts, it also made the act of searching almost impossibly complex for both engines and searchers. Information isn't just words;…
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5 editions- Other · English · 2016Taylor & Francis Group · 224 pages · 9781315230047
- Other · English · 2016Taylor & Francis Group · 9781351860888
- Other · English · 2016Taylor & Francis Group · 9781351860871
- Other · English · 2016Taylor & Francis Group · 224 pages · 9781351860864
- Other · English · 2014Bibliomotion, books + media · 200 pages · 9781629560342
Information behaviorSearch enginesHuman-computer interactionTechnological forecastingInformation retrievalWeb search enginesMoteurs de rechercheRecherche de l'information