Selected Engines:

I will gauge the search engine’s prowess by its ability to find any of the links I think are particularly relevant to the issue and should be located in an initial search by any engine.  The links I have chosen are generally representative of “sound” information written by professionals in a responsible format that is regularly updated…

This assignment fits in well with one of my health policy classes as I am currently putting together a presentation on UNC’s code on Sexual Harrassment.

I will be searching the term: UNC Sexual Harrassement. My Boolean Query is UNC AND Sexual AND Harassment.

http://www.northcarolina.edu/hr/harass/harass.cfm

http://www.unc.edu/campus/policies.html

Additionally, since it is March, I will make my second search item concerning NCAA Men’s Division I Poll, especially focused on which bubble teams will make the cut, and which ones will not.

I will be searching the term: NCAA Men’s Division Basketball I Poll. My Boolean Query is NCAA AND Men AND Basketball AND Poll NOT NBA.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketba/skm/skmpusa.htm

http://cbs.sportsline.com/u/basketball/college/rankings/BKC--USRATE-X.HTM

Finally, I will search the search engine’s overseas capabilities by searching for information on Tony Blair’s recent foul-up of Labour honesty.

I will be searching the term: Labour Government Tony Blair. My Boolean Query is Labour AND Government AND Tony AND Blair.

http://www.number-10.gov.uk/

http://www.labour.org.uk/

Was the Engine Accurate??	Sexual Harassment: Found Both Pages NCAA Poll: Found CBS Page Tony Blair: Found Prime Minister's Homepage	Sexual Harassment: Found System-Wide Policy NCAA Poll: Did Not Find Either Page Tony Blair: Found References in American Journalism	Sexual Harassment: Found System-Wide Policy NCAA Poll: Found CBS Poll indirectly Tony Blair: Did not find specific websites
Did it link directly to...or via other sites	Direct Links to both sites Indirect link to CBS Page Direct Links to both sites	Direct Link to System-Wide Policy N/A Did not Directly or Indirectly link to either page	Direct Link to System-Wide Policy Indirect Link to CBS Page Did not Directly or Indirectly link to either page
Ease of Use - Good Presentation of Information	Yes	Yes	Yes
Helpful Features:	Google has an extensive "search specific" menu allowing for image searches, group searches, or directory searches. Additionally Google also has an advanced search feature that allows a user to further specify the constraints of a query.	Excite also allows for "search specific" queries for directories and photos. Especially unique is the special section for "Metasearch" a more powerful system. The "White Pages" and "Yellow Pages" are especially useful for business searches, even if not relevant to my particular queries.	While Yahoo's Search Engine performed relatively well, the real advantage Yahoo presents are its extensive tools in money management, maps, music, shopping, news, etc. Again, while these are not relevant to my searches, they are extremely useful in other activities.
Recommended	Best	Sufficient	Better