Web searching in a multilingual world

ABSTRACT

Studies of three prototype Web search portals---in Chinese, Spanish, and Arabic---reveal how to best support non-English Web searching.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.3 INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL
      H.3.5 On-line Information Services

Additional Classification:
  C. Computer Systems Organization
  C.2 COMPUTER-COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
      C.2.0 General

  H. Information Systems
  H.3 INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL
      H.3.1 Content Analysis and Indexing
      H.3.3 Information Search and Retrieval
      H.3.7 Digital Libraries

  K. Computing Milieux
  K.3 COMPUTERS AND EDUCATION
      K.3.1 Computer Uses in Education
  K.4 COMPUTERS AND SOCIETY
      K.4.1 Public Policy Issues
      K.4.4 Electronic Commerce