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which of the search engines is capable of searching for that particular type of file.
Not every search engine on the list searches for every file type.
Also, keep in mind that the Fagan Finder file type search for XML is less precise
than going directly to Google or Yahoo and searching by filetype : in Google and by
originurlextension: in Yahoo. If you use one of these search engines, you can
specify that you only want to search for, say, those files that are .rss by entering the
query [filetype:rss] or [originurlextension:rss). These queries will return only those
documents in RSS format, not those in XML or RDF. So I recommend using the
Fagan Finder search by file type for files types other than XML, RSS, or RDF..
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About t his Tool
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This tool uses enables ea sy access to searching for various non -IITML (standard web page) file formats . Certain documents are commorJy used for different
purposes ; for example many academic papers are in Ad obe Portable Do cument F ormat. Because this tool makes use of other tools . it is limited by their functionality.
Se arching in Googe for XML files. for example, uses the file extensions xml. rdf and r55; which mean s that not all XML files are included. and some ncn -Xbdl. files
may be included.
File Viewi n g
Different file formats require differe.nt software to view those files, Adobe P ortable Document F ormat, for instance , requires _l1~ d ob e Reader
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Scirus is a search engine for scientific information; it includes Adobe Portab le Docum ent Format files in addition 10 standard web pages. It is powered by f--,,~
Se arch & Transfer. the former owner of the Allrht We b search engine. Semis is a search engine which has both "world " and ..AuslTaIi..· options. Res tricting by file
fonn at is not perfect yet, as some results return ed may not b e of the requ ested type.
Fagan Finder Search by File Type
http://www.faganfinder.com/filetype/
URLinfo
http://www.faganfinder.com/urlinfo/
The indefatigable Michael Fagan also introduced a beta version of a new tool,
URLinfo, in mid-2004. URLinfo fills a void created when AlitheWeb effectively shut
down and took with it the useful "uri investigator." While Yahoo now offers Site
Explorer and Google a lame version [info:domain.com), Fagan's URLinfo provides
many more options for exploring a site. As with everything he does, Fagan has gone
all out with URLinfo, almost to the point of providing too many options! However, he
has done a smart thing in keeping the main URLinfo page simple, "hiding" the nearly
85 investigative tools in his toolkit behind a variety of tabs. I think URLinfo is
important and valuable enough to spend time looking at most of the options in some
detail.
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