The Invisible Web : uncovering information sources search engines can't see / Chris Sherman and Gary Price.

By: Sherman, Chris .

Contributor(s): Price, Gary, 1965-.

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BookPublisher: Medford, N.J. : CyberAge Books, 2001Description: xxix, 439 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 091096551X.Subject(s): Online databases -- Directories | Database searching

| Internet searching

DDC classification: 025.04

Contents:

The internet and the visible web -- Information seeking on the visible web -- Specialized and hybrid search tools -- The invisible web -- Visible or invisible? -- Using the invisible web -- Case studies -- The future: revealing the invisible web -- The best of the invisible web -- Art and architecture -- Bibliographies and library catalogs -- Business and investing -- Computers and internet -- Education -- Entertainment -- Government information and data -- Health and medical information -- U.S. and world history -- Legal and criminal resources -- News and current events -- Searching for people -- Public records -- Real-time information -- Reference -- Science -- Social sciences -- Transportation.

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Enormous expanses of the Internet are unreachable with standard web search engines. This book provides the key to finding these hidden resources by identifying how to uncover and use invisible web resources. Mapping the invisible Web, when and how to use it, assessing the validity of the information, and the future of Web searching are topics covered in detail. Only 16 percent of Net-based information can be located using a general search engine. The other 84 percent is what is referred to as the invisible Web--made up of information stored in databases. Unlike pages on the visible Web, information in databases is generally inaccessible to the software spiders and crawlers that compile search engine indexes. As Web technology improves, more and more information is being stored in databases that feed into dynamically generated Web pages. The tips provided in this resource will ensure that those databases are exposed and Net-based research will be conducted in the most thorough and effective manner.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-399) and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Figures and Tables (p. xiii)
Foreword (p. xv)
Acknowledgments (p. xix)
Introduction (p. xxi)
The Invisible Web in a Nutshell (p. xxii)
What to Expect from This Book (p. xxiii)
Boldly Go Where No Search Engine Has Gone Before (p. xxvi)
About www.invisible-web.net (p. xxix)
Chapter 1 The Internet and the Visible Web (p. 1)
How the Internet Came to Be (p. 2)
Early Net Search Tools (p. 3)
Enquire Within Upon Everything (p. 8)
Weaving the Web (p. 10)
Early Web Navigation (p. 12)
The First Search Engines (p. 13)
Chapter 2 Information Seeking on the Visible Web (p. 17)
Browsing vs. Searching (p. 19)
Web Directories (p. 22)
How Web Directories Work (p. 22)
Issues with Web Directories (p. 24)
Search Engines (p. 26)
How Search Engines Work (p. 26)
Issues with Search Engines (p. 32)
Search Engines vs. Directories (p. 36)
Chapter 3 Specialized and Hybrid Search Tools (p. 37)
Targeted Directories and Focused Crawlers (p. 38)
Targeted Directories (p. 39)
Focused Crawlers (p. 41)
Vertical Portals (Vortals) (p. 43)
How to Find Vortals (p. 44)
Metasearch Engines (p. 44)
Issues with Metasearch Engines (p. 45)
Value-Added Search Services (p. 46)
Alternative Search Tools (p. 48)
Browser Agents (p. 48)
Client-Based Search Tools (p. 50)
Web Rings (p. 51)
Fee-Based Web-Accessible Services (p. 52)
Next Stop: The Invisible Web (p. 52)
Chapter 4 The Invisible Web (p. 55)
Invisible Web Defined (p. 56)
Why Search Engines Can't See the Invisible Web (p. 62)
Four Types of Invisibility (p. 70)
The Opaque Web (p. 70)
The Private Web (p. 73)
The Proprietary Web (p. 73)
The Truly Invisible Web (p. 74)
Chapter 5 Visible or Invisible? (p. 77)
Navigation vs. Content Sites (p. 78)
Direct vs. Indirect URLs (p. 79)
The URL Test (p. 80)
Specialized vs. Invisible (p. 82)
Visible vs. Invisible (p. 83)
The Library of Congress Web Site: Both Visible and Invisible (p. 86)
The Robots Exclusion Protocol (p. 89)
Chapter 6 Using the Invisible Web (p. 91)
Why Use the Invisible Web? (p. 92)
When to Use the Invisible Web (p. 95)
Top 25 Invisible Web Categories (p. 96)
What's NOT on the Web--Visible or Invisible (p. 103)
Spider Traps, Damned Lies, and Other Chicanery (p. 105)
Keeping Current with the Invisible Web (p. 109)
Build Your Own Toolkit (p. 111)
Chapter 7 Case Studies (p. 115)
Case 1 Historical Stock Quotes (p. 115)
Case 2 Patent Information (p. 117)
Case 3 Real-Time Tracking (p. 119)
Case 4 Locating an Out of Print Book (p. 120)
Case 5 Telephone Numbers and Zip Codes (p. 121)
Case 6 Finding Online Images (p. 122)
Case 7 Investment Research (p. 123)
Case 8 The Invisible Web Fails to Deliver! (p. 124)
Chapter 8 The Future: Revealing the Invisible Web (p. 127)
Smarter Crawlers (p. 128)
The Promise and Pitfalls of Metadata (p. 129)
Beyond Text (p. 130)
Delving into Databases (p. 130)
Hypertext Query Languages (p. 132)
Real-Time Crawling (p. 132)
Long Live the Invisible Web (p. 133)
Chapter 9 The Best of the Invisible Web (p. 135)
Invisible Web Pathfinders (p. 135)
An Invisible Web Directory (p. 137)
Frequently Asked Questions about the Directory (p. 138)
In Summary: The Top 10 Concepts to Understand about the Invisible Web (p. 142)
Chapter 10 Art and Architecture (p. 145)
Architecture (p. 146)
Artists (p. 147)
Galleries on the Web (p. 148)
Gateways to Art and Architecture Resources (p. 151)
Reference (p. 152)
Chapter 11 Bibliographies and Library Catalogs (p. 153)
Bibliographies (p. 154)
Library Catalogs (p. 160)
Chapter 12 Business and Investing (p. 163)
Company Information and Research (p. 164)
Consumer Resources (p. 169)
Economics--United States (p. 169)
Economics--World (p. 173)
Financial Institutions (p. 175)
General Business Resources (p. 176)
Government Contracts (p. 177)
Industry-Specific Resources (p. 178)
Investment Resources (p. 182)
Jobs and Career Information (p. 185)
Lookup Services (p. 187)
Marketing Resources (p. 188)
Pension Resources (p. 189)
Personal Finances (p. 190)
Philanthropy and Non-Profit Resources (p. 190)
Research and Development (p. 192)
Real Estate (p. 193)
Tariffs and Trade (p. 194)
Trade Shows and Conventions (p. 196)
Chapter 13 Computers and Internet (p. 199)
Computers and Computing (p. 200)
Internet Resources (p. 203)
Chapter 14 Education (p. 207)
Classroom and Teacher Support (p. 208)
Directories and Locators (p. 209)
Financial Information and Scholarships (p. 212)
General Education Resources (p. 213)
Statistics (p. 215)
Chapter 15 Entertainment (p. 217)
Amusements (p. 218)
General Entertainment Resources (p. 218)
Movies and Cinema (p. 219)
Music (p. 221)
Performances and Events (p. 224)
Chapter 16 Government Information and Data (p. 227)
Directories and Locators (p. 228)
General Government Resources (p. 230)
Government Documents (p. 231)
Government Officials (p. 234)
Government Programs (p. 235)
Politics, Policy, and International Relations (p. 236)
Statistics (p. 238)
Chapter 17 Health and Medical Information (p. 241)
Diseases and Conditions (p. 242)
Images (p. 246)
Healthcare and Medical Information (p. 247)
Healthcare Professional Resources (p. 249)
Locators (p. 251)
Nutrition (p. 253)
Patient Information and Consumer Resources (p. 254)
Pharmaceutical Drugs (p. 256)
Research (p. 257)
Workplace Health and Safety (p. 259)
Chapter 18 U.S. and World History (p. 261)
United States History (p. 262)
World History (p. 267)
Chapter 19 Legal and Criminal Resources (p. 271)
Attorney and Law Firm Locators (p. 272)
Crime and Criminals (p. 273)
Decisions (p. 273)
Documents and Records (p. 274)
General Legal Resources (p. 274)
Intellectual Property (p. 276)
Laws, Codes, and Treaties (p. 278)
Chapter 20 News and Current Events (p. 283)
Audio (p. 284)
Directories (p. 284)
News Search Resources (p. 285)
Video (p. 288)
Chapter 21 Searching for People (p. 291)
Famous and Historical People (p. 292)
Genealogy Resources (p. 293)
Group and Affiliation Directories (p. 294)
Online White Pages and Lookup Tools (p. 297)
Veterans and Currently Serving Military (p. 299)
Chapter 22 Public Records (p. 301)
General Public Records Resources (p. 302)
Location-Specific Public Records (p. 303)
Chapter 23 Real-Time Information (p. 311)
Environment (p. 312)
Government (p. 313)
Miscellaneous Tracking (p. 314)
Space and Satellite (p. 314)
Stock Quotes (p. 315)
Transportation (p. 315)
Weather (p. 317)
Chapter 24 Reference (p. 319)
Associations (p. 320)
Awards (p. 321)
Books (p. 322)
Calculators (p. 323)
Consumer Resources (p. 324)
Dictionaries, Glossaries, and Translation Resources (p. 325)
Food and Beverages (p. 327)
General Reference Resources (p. 328)
Journals and Periodicals (p. 331)
Library/Online Searching (p. 332)
Locators (p. 333)
Maps and Geography (p. 335)
Sports (p. 338)
Travel (p. 339)
Weather (p. 341)
Chapter 25 Science (p. 343)
Agriculture (p. 344)
Biology (p. 345)
Botany (p. 347)
Chemistry (p. 348)
Earth Sciences (p. 350)
Energy (p. 353)
Engineering (p. 355)
Environment (p. 356)
General Science Resources (p. 361)
Mathematics and Physics (p. 362)
Oceanography (p. 362)
Research and Development (p. 363)
Space and Astronomy (p. 365)
Weather and Meteorology (p. 367)
Chapter 26 Social Sciences (p. 369)
Anthropology (p. 370)
Archaeology (p. 370)
Demographics (p. 371)
Development Resources (p. 373)
General Resources (p. 374)
Gender Studies and Data (p. 375)
Latin America (p. 376)
Military Resources (p. 377)
Psychology (p. 377)
Research and Development (p. 378)
Religion (p. 378)
Chapter 27 Transportation (p. 381)
Air (p. 382)
Automobile (p. 384)
General Transportation Resources (p. 384)
Maritime (p. 386)
Railroad (p. 387)
Glossary (p. 389)
References (p. 397)
About the Authors (p. 401)
Index (p. 403)

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CHOICE Review

Today, the Web is the first place people look for information. Unhappily, the retrieval tools used--search engines--are losing their effectiveness. An increasing percentage of the Web is "invisible" to search engines because of the technical and logistic limitations of current search engine technology. Unless users know where and how to search, much of the Web's most authoritative content is effectively invisible because it is so difficult to locate. Chris Sherman (associate editor of SearchEngineWatch.com ) and Gary Price (compiler of Price's List of Lists and The Virtual Acquisition Shelf and News Desk ) present an overview of what is known about search engine technology by focusing on problems in applying this technology to the rapidly expanding, evolving Web. Dynamic database-driven Web sites, Flash and Shockwave technology-driven Web sites, and password-protected Web pages (with free registration) are growing problems for today's search engines. Twenty-five "invisible" Web categories are explored, including authoritative dictionaries, historical documents, and philanthropy and company directories. The balance of the work consists of an annotated directory of almost 1,000 Web sources arranged by broad subject categories (e.g., art and architecture, business and investing, education, entertainment, government information, health information, legal information, real-time information, science) and a brief glossary of commonly misunderstood information retrieval terms. Information is kept current at . Strongly recommended for librarians and reference service staff in public, academic, and corporate libraries. J. A. Buczynski University of Miami

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Gary Price is a reference librarian at George Washington University. He lives in Vienna, Virginia. Chris Sherman is the director of the guide to Web searching on About.com and president of Searchwise, a consulting firm. He is the author of the CD-ROM Handbook and a frequent contributor to Online magazine. He lives in Los Angeles. Danny Sullivan works for SearchEngineWatch.com.