Anonymous
Posted Wed Sep 12 00:00:00 EDT 2001
What a great book, essential reading for anyone who uses the web to find information. It explains, clearly and concisely, what the invisible web is (the 80% of the web that is NOT indexed by search engines) and why that material is 'invisible'. In addition, the book has 19 (!) chapters with descriptions of invisible web resources on topics ranging from health/medicine to news to science. This book should be on every web searcher's desk.
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Posted Wed Apr 18 00:00:00 EDT 2001
I think that this book is so good. How good is it you might ask? We'll let me tell you, it is so good, that, like, I know it is so good even before reading it. Can't wait til it's released so that I can see how good it actually is.
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Overview
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.
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Much of the Web remains opaque to search engines (hence the term "invisible Web"). Sherman and Price have written this detailed guide for computer literates who wish to improve their Web navigation and novices who wish to learn how the Internet works and become an accomplished searcher, as well as less ambitious readers who will love the long selection of sites with a complete description and the address spelled out. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Product Details
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Meet the Author
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.
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