6-4 Invisible Web

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In this lesson you will learn how to search the "invisible web" using online portals and subject directories. 

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Invisible Web: Information that is not accessible via crawlers/ spiders/ or robots (tools used by search engines to gather information based on a search query) is said to be part of the “invisible web.” 

Here are a few different tricks to get into the invisible web:

  1. Use tools like the “Librarians Index to the Internet” or the “Invisible Web Directory” 
  2. Use portals or gateway sites (type either of these terms, then your keyword, e.g. "portal:second amendment," then scan for results that begin with "portal")
  3. Use the word “database” in your inquiry

Go to Safari Montage: http://bit.ly/12QlSMx

Your log-in information is:

Username: Student I.D. #

Password: 6-digit birthdate (mm-dd-yy)

Once you've logged in, Watch the following video:

Research Skills: Internet Subject Directories and Portals Chapter 4: http://bit.ly/GPvRhy

Now, choose one of these tricks and try a search for “Ancient Egypt.”  Write a few sentences to describe the results.  Did you find any database or journal results? How can you tell?

Now try again with the search term of your choice. Write a few sentences to describe the results.

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