Deep Web Research Guide
Scope
The Invisible or Deep Web is a term to describe all the information on the World Wide Web that cannot be found by using general purpose search engines such as Google. The Invisible Web represents the largest sector of online information resources on the Internet. Educators, when conducting and assigning research should be aware of these “hidden” resources and how to find them. This guide is a start to using the Invisible (Deep) Web.
Books, e-books and Audiovisual Resources
Use MPTC Catalog to locate books, e-books, and audiovisual materials on the Invisible Web. Suggested keyword searches for MPTC Catalog
Deep Web
Invisible Web
Hidden Web
Web Spiders
Robots
Web Crawlers
Search Engines
Periodical (Journal/Newspaper) Articles
Use the following databases to find articles from journals and newspapers related to The Deep Web. You may use similar keywords/subject terms as suggested for searching the MPTC Catalog.
EBSCO
WilsonWeb
NewsBank
Websites
Use these sites to “mine” the deep web
Librarian’s Internet Index
http://www.lii.org
Infomine
http://infomine.ucr.edu
About.com
http://www.about.com
Google Directory
http://directory.google.com
Yahoo Directory
http://dir.yahoo.com
The Open Project Directory
http://www.dmoz.org
BUBL Information Service
http://bubl.ac.uk
Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org
WWW Virtual Library
http://vlib.org
OAIster (Digital Resources)
http://www.oaister.org/
Invisible Web Search Engines (specialized vertical deep web searching as compared to horizontal surface searching)
CompletePlanet
http://completeplanet.com
IncyWincy
http://www.incywincy.com/
Turbo10
http://turbo10.com
Vertical Search Engines (concentrate on a specific subject area)
Scirus - for science information
http://scirus.com
Science.gov : USA.gov for Science - Government Science Portal
http://www.science.gov
ScienceResearch.com - The World's Science, All in One Place
http://www.scienceresearch.com/scienceresearch/
Niche Search Engines (more specialized in subject areas than vertical engines)
GuideStar
http://www2.guidestar.org/
Technorati (blogs/social media)
http://technorati.com
Semantic Search Engines (recognize context for which a user is creating a search and recognizes ideas rather than just key words)
Hakia
http://www.hakia.com/
For related information, access this library guide:
http://www.morainepark.edu/PDFFiles/library/Guide%20to%20finding%20it%20on%20the%20net.pdf
Updated 10/2009