Information Retrieval and Search Engines

Knowing that there are different forms of information retrieval and what each is useful for, can help a searcher find the information that is needed, whether it be a subject search or a search for real time information.

This web site was created as an analysis of the September 11th incident, answering the question “How are communication technologies influencing the way that people interpret the September 11^th events?” We hope to inform individuals of the best ways to use search engines in the event of breaking news. Search engines are not the best form of information retrieval to use when doing searches on real time information, such as breaking news. According to Richard Wiggins in the article The Effects of September 11 on the Leading Search Engine, the best place to find breaking news is television, radio, and online news sources.

This site was designed by Chris Antoniou, Chris Collins, Rocio Figueroa, Diane Ochsner, Lauren Selby, and Alicja Zubek, students in a communication technology class at The University of Illinois at Chicago.