Introduction HuriSearch, a HURIDOCS project, was developed in collaboration with FAST. A global network for human rights information and documentation a world leader in enterprise search solutions

HuriSearch, a HURIDOCS project, was

developed in collaboration with FAST.

HuriSearch objectives To facilitate access to human rights information on the web To provide human rights professionals with a powerful web research tool To increase the visibility of information published by grassroots organisations To encourage webmasters to use metadata

To facilitate access to human rights information on the web

To provide human rights professionals with a powerful web research tool

To increase the visibility of information published by grassroots organisations

To encourage webmasters to use metadata

HuriSearch in figures Access to more than 3000 websites Documents from almost 150 countries Interface in 7 languages Search in 77 languages

Access to more than 3000 websites

Documents from almost 150 countries

Interface in 7 languages

Search in 77 languages

Key advantages of HuriSearch It filters out non-relevant content It provides fresh information It analyses search results and suggests new search directions It is independent from political or commercial interests

It filters out non-relevant content

It provides fresh information

It analyses search results and suggests new search directions

It is independent from political or commercial interests

The HuriSearch Screen Drill-down area: Narrow down search by Language Country Organisation HURIDOCS term Keyword Results area: Displays basic information on the documents retrieved Enter search terms Search Area: Select language Select collection

Drill-down area:

Narrow down search by

Language

Country

Organisation

HURIDOCS term

Keyword

Results area:

Displays basic information on the

documents retrieved

Advanced Search Screen

The Drill-down Area The drill-down area enables you to narrow down your search by: Languages Countries Organisations HURIDOCS terms Keywords

The drill-down area enables you to narrow down your search by:

Languages

Countries

Organisations

HURIDOCS terms

Keywords

HuriSearch Ranking Documents are ranked on the result list solely on relevance . NO paid listings are accepted NO popularity rankings are applied

Documents are ranked on the result list

solely on relevance .

NO paid listings are accepted

NO popularity rankings are applied

Metadata HURIDOCS encourages webmasters to use metadata for describing the contents of their website. Example for metadata: Metadata make it easier for search engines to retrieve and sort documents. <meta name=&quot;keywords&quot; content=&quot;hurisearch, human rights, search engine, moteur de recherche, droits de l'homme, Suchmaschine, Menschenrechte&quot;>

HURIDOCS encourages webmasters to use

metadata for describing the contents of their

website.

Example for metadata:

Metadata make it easier for search engines to

retrieve and sort documents.