From: michele mcginnis (mm@kk.org)
Date: Wed Jan 25 2006 - 10:24:22 PST
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 11:24:22 -0700 Message-Id: <200601251824.k0PIOM618701@kk.org> From: "michele mcginnis" <mm@kk.org> Subject: Re: SLA-SF: Proximity searching on Search Engines
Someone has written a Google API Proximity Search
http://www.staggernation.com/cgi-bin/gaps.cgi
Also, on Google, you can use wildcards: "paula ** Lichtenberg"
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> I was asked how to search on the web for a term within two words of =
> another term. =20
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> According to Gary Price in a 2001 article, "AltaVista is the only major =
> search engine that allows a searcher to use the proximity operator, NEAR =
> (in simple search) near (advanced search). Using this operator finds =
> terms within 10 words of each other in either direction."
> Are there any others that now provide proximity searches? I seem to =
> recall something about that, but can't find the information.
> Paula Lichtenberg, Librarian
> Keker & Van Nest LLP
> library@kvn.com
> 415-773-6671=20
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> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Verdana">According to Gary Price in a 2001 =
> article, "AltaVista is the only major search engine that allows a =
> searcher to use the proximity operator, NEAR (in simple search) near =
> (advanced search). Using this operator finds terms within 10 words of =
> each other in either direction."</FONT></P>
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> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Verdana">Are there any others that now provide =
> proximity searches? I seem to recall something about that, but =
> can't find the information.</FONT></P>
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> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Verdana">Paula Lichtenberg, Librarian<BR>
> Keker & Van Nest LLP<BR>
> library@kvn.com<BR>
> 415-773-6671</FONT>=20
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