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Advanced Internet Research

Advanced Internet Research. Beyond G o o g l e. Topics. What makes G o o g l e great Meta search engines The Invisible Web Public and court records Business information Legal material from other states Internet Archive Wayback Machine. What Makes G o o g l e Great LINK.

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Advanced Internet Research

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  1. Advanced Internet Research Beyond Google

  2. Topics • What makes Google great • Meta search engines • The Invisible Web • Public and court records • Business information • Legal material from other states • Internet Archive Wayback Machine

  3. What Makes Google Great LINK • Breadth & depth • Ranking technology • 12 file formats • Cached pages • Advanced searching • Toolbar • Images • News • Viewer

  4. Beyond Google: Meta Search Engines • Maximize coverage • Multiple search engines • Clustering • Vivisimo LINK • Query Server LINK

  5. The Invisible Web • Too new • Password protected • No bots allowed • Private • Stored in databases

  6. Spiders Have No Fingers Cannot type search terms

  7. Invisible Web Examples • Library catalogs • Periodical indexes • Amazon.com • Expedia & Travelocity • LexisNexis & Westlaw • WA Legislature’s Multiple Search

  8. Detecting the Invisible Web • Subject-based directories • The Invisible Web Directory LINK • Librarians’ Index to the Internet LINK • Invisible web portals • Invisible Web LINK • Complete Planet LINK • ProFusion LINK

  9. Public Records • All levels of government • Business, criminal, licensing, real estate, tax

  10. Online Directories • Search SystemsLINK • BRB PublicationsLINK • Black Book OnlineLINK

  11. Access vs. Privacy • Restricted access • Need to know • Threat of identity theft

  12. Public Records Examples • Filings by publicly traded corporations at US Securities & Exchange Commission LINK • Unclaimed property from WA Revenue Department LINK • Marriage licenses & real estate taxes at King County Recorder’s Office LINK

  13. Court Records Documents submitted & records created about a case • Docket sheets • Motions & pleadings • Briefs

  14. Federal Courts • Supreme Court LINK • Public Access to Court Electronic Records LINK • Remote Access to Court Electronic Records LINK • Case Management / Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) LINK

  15. Washington State Courts Judicial Information System (JIS) LINK • Appellate Court Record & Data Sys. (ACORDS) • District & Municipal Court Data (JIS) • Superior Courts (SCOMIS) Pierce County LINK

  16. Additional Options • Commercial services • CourtLinkLINK • West Dockets • Legal Dockets Online LINK • LLRX, Court Rules, Forms & DocketsLINK

  17. Business Information Start with a guide or directory • Company Information Guide LINK • LII’s Business, Finance & Jobs LINK • UW Foster’s Business Resources on the Web LINK

  18. State Legal Materials • lexisONE LINK • Findlaw’s State Resources LINK • Piper Resources LINK • Zimmerman’s Research Guide LINK

  19. 4-1-1 on 404 Wayback Machine LINK • 10 billion pages • Older than 6 months • 5 million hits / day • New document compare feature

  20. Keeping Up-to-Date • Search Engine Watch LINK • Search Engine Showdown LINK • LLRX LINK • The Virtual Chase LINK

  21. Based on materials by Penny Hazelton Ann Hemmens Nancy McMurrer Cheryl Nyberg Gallagher Law Library University of Washington Feb. 2003

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