The WauSearch search engine has been developed with a dual mission: to serve any type of specialized or casual user in the search and retrieval of information from the Web, as well as to provide a platform for experimentation for the development of improved search engines, the implementation of new assistance and interaction systems for searches, or the creation of new utilities and applications for information management.

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Main Features

  1. Result Ranking System. WauSearch features its own result ranking system, developed to position each web page according to its similarity coefficient, incoming links, publication frequency, traffic, size, and attached or enriched documents.
  2. More Results per Search. WauSearch retrieves 25% more results than other search engines, enabling users to obtain complementary information that is not easily found on the first pages of results.
  3. Consultation Assistance. Refinement options are integrated directly into the results page to enhance relevance and pertinence. Users can combine query operators to search within webpage titles, main text content, URLs; limit searches to a specific domain or website; specify result formats; retrieve webpages containing links or hypertext with a particular keyword; find related pages; or locate results based on term proximity.
  4. Prepared Searches. WauSearch begins to incorporate the concept of prepared searches, which involve offering pre-designed expert queries so that users need only enter their search term or keywords. For instance, these include precise searches across media outlets to locate all news on a specific topic, searches for individuals and institutions on major social networks, targeted searches within leading media and scientific publications, as well as specialized searches of syndication channels.
  5. Searches in Public Administration. The WauSearch engine offers a preconfigured search of significant interest: automated queries to locate information related to the public administration of a specific country. A total of 180 pre-designed queries have been established to search electronic administrations in 180 countries worldwide. This service facilitates access to public information and brings it closer to citizens.
  6. Export Functionality for Results. With WauSearch, users can export the results of their queries during a session. Unlike other search engines, WauSearch enables exporting information in CSV, HTML, and plain text formats, streamlining documentation tasks and activities.
  7. Simple Design. WauSearch features a sober and minimalist design to avoid distracting users from their primary objective: finding the information they seek.
  8. Experimental and Research Platform. Far from being a finished search engine, WauSearch constitutes a platform for researching user interaction and improving search and retrieval assistance systems.

WauSearch Search Engine Videos

Video 1. WauSearch – Introduction

Video 2. What does WauSearch mean?

Screenshots

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Figure 1. WauSearch search engine homepage.

Share WauSearch through social networks and email

Figure 2. Share WauSearch through social networks and email.

Information about the WauSearch project

Figure 3. Information about the WauSearch project.

Figure 4. Page on relevant aspects of WauSearch

Figure 4. Page on relevant aspects of WauSearch.

Figure 5. Basic search with the term "documentalist"

Figure 5. Basic search with the term “documentalist”.

Figure 6. Search of bibliographic catalogs restricted to the address http://www.bne.es

Figure 6. Search for «bibliographic catalogs» restricted to the website address of the National Library of Spain «http://www.bne.es» using the refinement system.

Figure 7. Previous query with the temporal filter added for results published during the last month

Figure 7. Similar to the query in Figure 6, with the addition of the temporal filter for results published during the last month. Note that multiple filters and refinements can be concatenated.

Figure 8. Exporting results from the query shown in Figure 7 in CSV format (title, link, and text).

Figure 8. Exporting results from the query shown in Figure 7 in CSV format (title, link, and text).

Figure 9. Query from Figure 7 with the addition of the «PDF» format filter for results. Note that the number of results is reduced from 65 to 4 documents.

Figure 9. Query from Figure 7 with the addition of the «PDF» format filter for results. Note that the number of results is reduced from 67 to 4 documents.

Media References

  1. WauSearch, the latest Internet browser. Loughborough University Research Blog. WauSearch, the latest Internet browser
  2. WauSearch, a new search engine. TwoTwelve.com: Cultural Communication. http://www.comunicacion-cultural.com/2014/12/17/wausearch-un-nuevo-buscador/
  3. WauSearch. Bitácoras.com. http://bitacoras.com/anotaciones/wausearch-un-nuevo-buscador/39040586
  4. WauSearch Search Engine: an experimental and research platform for improving search engines. Bibliored 3.0. http://biredauvi.blogspot.com.es/2014/12/buscador-wausearch-plataforma.html