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Med Sci (Paris)
Volume 18, Number 11, Novembre 2002
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Page(s) | 1107 - 1112 | |
Section | M/S Revues : Dossier Technique | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/medsci/200218111107 | |
Published online | 15 November 2002 |
Évaluation des performances des outils de recherche d’informations sur internet en biologie
Evaluation of web search engine performances in the field of biology
Unité Régionale de Formation à l’Information Scientifique etTechnique de Paris, École nationale des Chartes, 17, rue des Bernardins, 75005 Paris, France
Le réseau internet révolutionne peu à peu les pratiques des chercheurs tant du point de vue de leurs recherches documentaires que du point de vue de la diffusion de leurs travaux. Si l’opportunité d’accéder à une masse d’informations colossale « d’un simple clic » est une perspective particulièrement séduisante pour tout chercheur en biologie, la découverte d’informations pertinentes dans cet « océan » s’avère en réalité relativement difficile, et cela malgré l’existence d’un nombre croissant d’outils de recherche mis à la disposition des internautes.
Abstract
The internet network revolutionizes little by little the practices of the researchers as well from the point of view of their information retrievals as from the point of view of the diffusion of their work. If the opportunity to reach a colossal mass of information very simply is a particularly attractive perspective for every researcher in biology, this study puts in evidence that the discovery of relevant information in the field of biology in this « ocean » turns out relatively difficult, and this in spite of the existence of an increasing number of search tools at the disposal of the Internet users. Furthermore, the results presented suggest that the use of non specialized search engines and meta-engines seems preferable with that of specific search engines in the field of the biology and with that of non-specialized or specific directories in biology.
© 2002 médecine/sciences - Inserm / SRMS
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