Focusing on searchability

Focusing on searchability

Sadly, my experience isn't a fluke. [Google] estimates that more than 2,000 U.S. government data sources are invisible to users of its search engine. The Pew Internet Project showed that commercial search engines are by far the most popular means of finding government information. Because of th...

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Veröffentlicht in:Federal Computer Week 2008-01, Vol.22 (1), p.26
1. Verfasser: Schwartz, Ari
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Electronic government
Government information
Public access
Search engines
Websites
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Zusammenfassung:Sadly, my experience isn't a fluke. [Google] estimates that more than 2,000 U.S. government data sources are invisible to users of its search engine. The Pew Internet Project showed that commercial search engines are by far the most popular means of finding government information. Because of this finding, my organization and colleagues at OMB Watch felt the missing data situation highlighted critical gaps in online access to government information.
ISSN:0893-052X