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Search EnginesSearch engines can provide access to the content available in websites. A search engine application has indexed some or all of the content available on a website (Morville & Rosenfeld, 2007, p. 149). Users can see easily if the website meets their information needs just by conducting a search using the search engine to see what content is featured in the website. The search box of a website, which links to the search engine, is often featured prominently throughout the website to allow the users of the website to conduct a search at any stage. Depending on the features of a search engine it will allow users to refine and change their search strategy. If the user locates too many results or too little results having a search engine which can evaluate the keywords used and suggest alternative ones can be a very useful feature of a search engine. Having a link to an advanced search where users can search change the keyword strategy, such as exact phrase search, or search for in a particular topic area also makes a search engine more user friendly. There are many search engine tools available to be embedded in website with Google being a popular choice. Another example of a search engine is the Funnelback search engine. Funnelback website search allows Information Architects to analyse search patterns and assist users in locating information they are looking for (Funnelback, 2010). The advantage of Funnelback, as shown through The University of Sydney’s website, is the way it searches information and sorts by relevancy and how the users can search within particular topic areas. For more information about the benefits of using the Funnelback search engine refer to an evaluation of this search engine which is featured from this website. References Funnelback. (2010). Website
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