Structure and Functions of Metasearch Engines: An Evaluative Study

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dc.contributor.authorBhardwaj, Raj Kumar
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Ritesh
dc.contributor.authorNazim, Mohammad
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-16T14:21:48Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-13T10:03:23Z
dc.date.available2024-01-16T14:21:48Z
dc.date.available2024-08-13T10:03:23Z
dc.date.issued2023-08-03T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThe present study systematically examines the structure and functions of metasearch engines (MSEs) viz. Dogpile, Metacrawler, DuckDuckGo and Startpage. Further, it identifies the features and services of four metasearch engines and compares them. A checklist method was used to evaluate the four metasearch engines.These check spots are prepared regarding features and services of metasearch engines. The data were collected between April 1 to June 14, 2021, spending two hours daily. Initially, the data was recorded after accessing each MSE, and later,the data was transferred to MS Excel. The study ascertained that out of 101 check spots, Dogpile scored (66) points, Metacrawler (63), DuckDuckGo (71), and Startpage (59). DuckDuckGo is ranked first among all the four metasearch engines with 70.3 %, followed by Dogpile, Metacrawler, and Startpage respectively. A checklist used in the study contains only 101 check spots to compare the metasearch engines. Further, users� perception regarding the four metasearch engines is also not covered in the present study. The present study is the first of its kind, which compares four popular metasearch engines using a checklist method. The outcomes of the study shall help research scholars, librarians, information scientists, faculty members, and common masses choose the appropriate metasearch engine. Further, the study shall also help the developers of e-resources in incorporating more features so that users can benefit. � 2023, Defense Scientific Information and Documentation Centre. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.14429/djlit.43.03.18303
dc.identifier.issn9740643
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.14429/djlit.43.03.18303
dc.identifier.urihttp://10.2.3.109/handle/32116/2811
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherDefense Scientific Information and Documentation Centreen_US
dc.subjectDogpileen_US
dc.subjectDuckDuckGoen_US
dc.subjectE-resourcesen_US
dc.subjectMetacrawleren_US
dc.subjectSearch enginesen_US
dc.subjectSearch techniquesen_US
dc.titleStructure and Functions of Metasearch Engines: An Evaluative Studyen_US
dc.title.journalDESIDOC Journal of Library and Information Technologyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.type.accesstypeOpen Accessen_US

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