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G o o g l e & Beyond. Expert Internet Searching Tools & Strategies. Overview. G o o g l e advanced features Advanced searching tips Search engines & meta search engines Internet Archive Invisible web & public records Email newsletters. How Do Search Engines Work?. Spiders or crawlers
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Google & Beyond Expert Internet Searching Tools & Strategies
Overview Google advanced features Advanced searching tips Search engines & meta search engines Internet Archive Invisible web & public records Email newsletters
How Do Search Engines Work? • Spiders or crawlers • Index • Query agent
What Makes Google Great LINK • Breadth & depth • Ranking technology • 12 file formats • Cached pages • Advanced searching • Toolbar • Images • News • Viewer
New Projects at Google Labs LINK • Google Deskbar • Google News Alert • Google Viewer
Beyond Google: Meta Search Engines • Maximize coverage • Multiple search engines • Clustering • Vivisimo LINK • Query Server LINK • Kartoo LINK
Page deleted Website reorganization Website death or disability
Look for Google’s cached page Try site map or site search
Look for Google’s cached page Try site map or site search Query webmaster Search another SE or MSE
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Look for Google’s cached page Try site map or site search Query webmaster Search another SE or MSE Check the Internet Archive
Good Answer! Good Answer!! Good Answer!!!
Internet Archive Wayback Machine LINK • 300+ terabytes • Older than 6 months • Publicly-accessible • 5+ million hits / day
Other IA Features • Moving images, audio & books • Special collections • Bookmarklet • Recall: the search engine
Missing Information • New or obscure • No bots allowed • Password-protected • Intranets & firewalls • Databases
The Invisible Web • 500 times larger than the Visible Web • Valuable • Desirable • More info LINK
Spiders Have No Fingers Cannot type search terms LINK 1 LINK 2
Signs • ? in URL • Long, complicated URL • Search used to retrieve info • Proprietary, passworded Caution! Invisible Web Ahead
Detecting the Invisible Web • Subject-based directories • The Invisible Web Directory LINK • HealthWeb LINK • Invisible web portals • Complete Planet LINK • ProFusion LINK • IncyWincyLINK
Public Records • All levels of government • Individual, business, professional • Health, medical?
Options • Visit the agency • Hire a public records searcher • Search Internet sources • Search commercial sources
Online Directories • Search SystemsLINK • BRB PublicationsLINK • Black Book OnlineLINK
Restricted Access • Personal privacy • Trade secrets • Permissible uses (need to know) • Restricted by law • National Practitioner Data Bank LINK
Keeping Up-to-Date • Search Engine Watch LINK • Search Engine Showdown LINK • Research Buzz LINK • FDA Email NewslettersLINK
Remember • Try advanced search options • Use MSEs for greater efficiency • Employ tools for finding “lost” info • Search the Invisible Web • Stay current with email newsletters
Slideshow available at http://lib.law.washington.edu/ref /mlace.ppt Nancy McMurrer & Cheryl Nyberg Gallagher Law Library University of Washington Jan. 2004