Document (#20608)

Title

Northern Light bridges two worlds : innovative search service expands possibilities for ordinary Web users

Source

Information today. 15(1998) no.4, S.15-16,18

Year

1998

Abstract

Northern Light is an innovative service which creatively blends Web and proprietary online searching. It simultaneously searches the Web and a large, multidisciplinary, full text database, using a relevance system with some clever tweaks. Its risky pricing scheme depends upon users' willingness to pay for proprietary content

Theme

Suchmaschinen

Object

Northern Light

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