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esult, the new search queries not only the full text web documents, but also the Medical Campus
Phonebook/E-Mail directory [URL4], the Johns Hopkins Institutions Phone Directory [URL5] and the Johns
Hopkins Expertise Database [URL6]. Frames are used to separate the results, where the number of frames is
determined dynamically and is dependent on which searches return positive results [Figs. 1,2].
Figure 1: Single Result: search on ‘shuttle schedule’ Figure 2: Multiple Results: search on ‘david wang’
Usage Analysis
There have been some encouraging trends in the usage of the search. Of 20,766 queries from May through
June, 9,000 originated from other than the main index page. In addition, for the one week ending June 30, of
26,000 content accesses to InfoNet [URL7], approximately 1,100 were requests of the master search page.
Conclusion/Future Directions
Current plans are to incorporate the Personal Home Page Index [URL8], various searchable research
directories (ex./ neurology, pathology), and other directory information [URL9] into this interface. In addition,
as the number of accessible searches increases, it will be necessary to allow the user to customize which queries
to execute.
For many people the web has moved beyond novelty and has become an important information gathering tool.
This is true for many of the visitors of Hopkins websites, who are likely to be potential students researching
their options for higher education, researchers looking for expertise or scientific information, individuals
looking for referrals or health care advice, and internal students, faculty, or staff looking for intranet-type
materials. As these types of requests continue to grow and as information providers realize this, we expect the
number of web sites to continue to grow, further necessitating a comprehensive Hopkins-wide search. With our
current hardware, software, and connectivity we expect to be able to continue adding sites and indexes to our
index for the foreseeable future.