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Vivisimo search tool returns hits categorized by subject. By careful consideration of the categories on the left navigation bar, users can clearly see all the ways their searches could be misunderstood by a search tool. For example, the search string “lesson plans north carolina” could mean more than one thing — lesson plans from North Carolina or lesson plans about North Carolina. Rather than re-thinking the search or scrolling through 128 hits, the Vivisimo screen allows the user to choose the right category to meet their needs, “Resource” or “History.” No only are your results more focused, but you can learn to look for the terms and phrases that could be easily misunderstood by the automated indexes we use to find information on the Web. (Try a sample search for “lesson plans north carolina” on Vivisimo and see for yourself.)
