AltaVista Adds .edu and .gov Search

AltaVista has added two new specialized search pages: Education Search and Government Search. These are linked under the "More Searches" heading in the left-hand margin of the page. All these search forms do is put an .edu or a .gov top level domain limit on a search. The pages also have links into appropriate sections of AltaVista's LookSmart-powered directory and top searches in the area.

These pages provide no new search features for the advanced searcher who already knows how to add a domain limit, but they may be useful for novice searchers. On the government page they could at least add the .mil sites, as does Google's Uncle Sam. The education page would benefit by adding non-U.S. higher education sites like the .ac.uk sites.