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Article Information:
Title:
World wide web robots: an overview
Author(s):
Tham Yoke Chun
Journal:
Year:
1999
Volume:
Issue:
Page:
135 - 142
ISSN:
1468-4527
DOI:
10.1108/14684529910334047
Publisher:
MCB UP Ltd
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Abstract:
This paper traces the development of World Wide Web Robots and provides an overview of their main functions and workings. The focus is on search robots and illustrations will be drawn from two major search engines: AltaVista and Excite. In the concluding section, prblems associated with the use of Web Robots and their implications for electronic publishing will be examined.
Keywords:
Indexes, Information retrieval, Internet, Search engines, World Wide Web
Article Type:
General review