Solution #2: Meta Search

• Application (desktop or server)

• Provides a central query interface

• Calls multiple search engines

• Presents all results to end-user within portal

Advantages of one interface

• Translates query syntax

• See results from disparate sources at once

Advantages of distribution

• Less need for enormous indexes, server resources, network usage

• More timely information (updated locally)

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Peer, Meta and Distributed Search
Infonortics Search Engines Meeting, 2002
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