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Deep Web Basics

Deep Web Basics

The DEEP WEB is called the invisible web because it cannot be searched by search engines such as Google. It is INVISIBLE to the spider technology that searches GOOGLE.
This invisibility is caused by two things:
DEEP WEB pages are not STATIC web pages, always running, always the same. They are dynamic, created because of a QUERY from an individual. DEEP WEB sites tend to be less commercial or profit based than many surface web sites, although commerce has found its way to the DEEP WEB. Content still free to the skilled researcher is being monetized.
Easy examples of DYNAMIC web pages are the hits you get in a public library catalog search or the maps you get in Mapquest.
Reason two is that Google can only search what is linked to other sites on the web. DEEP WEB pages are not linked but available or created when you QUERY. Google cannot search beyond a QUERY or more than three pages into a site due to their indexing capacity.

Deep Web sites tend to be less commercial or profit based than many surface web sites, although commerce has found its way into the DEEP WEB.

Because of a higher degree of authoritative or reliable information on the DEEP WEB many colleges encourage its use for research. The same is true for researchers in any phase of life. In general terms, Deep Web sites have proven to be three times more reliable proportionately than Google retrieved sites.

Deep Web information is expansive, almost limitless, specialized for any area of interest and worth the extra effort to search individual portals, and employ strategies to mine the Deep Web.

Finding DEEP WEB pages can be done from the SURFACE or STATIC web where PORTALS get you into the DEEP WEB.

Framing a QUERY once you are in these portals enables you to search the DEEP WEB site.

DATABASES such as those available here at Saratoga Public Library are good examples of query based DEEP WEB sites.

DEEP WEB sites are include library catalogs, online newspaper, magazine, radio or media sites, archives, primary digitized resources such as old photographs or records.

DEEP WEB sites fall into categories based on how they are searched. Many use more than one form of searching.

Search possibilities in the DEEP WEB include the following:

Deep Web search engines

Deep Web DIRECTORIES where you choose categories and then more specific categories to get to your interest area

Deep Web branching hierarchies of related topics where you click into a DEEP level of information in an interest area you identify

Complex lists of links to DEEP WEB sites selected for authority, quality or interest value by librarians or information specialists in some subject areas

QUERY driven specialized sites in areas such as medicine or history

Combinations of query/directory strategies or traditional web page buttons that respond to your choices

Google Searching

Google

Google's Project Owl A Three Pronged Attack on Fake News

https://searchengineland.com/googles-project-owl-attack-fake-news-273700

20 Tips to Use Google Efficiently

https://www.lifehack.org/articles/technology/20-tips-use-google-search-efficiently.html

Google Privacy Page https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en&gl=us

Google Help https://support.google.com/websearch/?hl=en#topic=3378866

Google FTC Settlement - Kid's Privacy https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2019/09/google-youtube-will-pay-record-170-million-alleged-violations

Google Refine Search Operators https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/2466433?hl=en

Google Support Filters https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/2466433

Fact Check Now Available

https://www.blog.google/products/search/fact-check-now-available-google-search-and-news-around-world/

The Full List of Google's Advanced Search Operators

https://booleanstrings.com/2018/03/08/the-full-list-of-google-advanced-search-operators/

Google Research Made Easy U. Southern California

http://guides.lib.berkeley.edu/GoogleTips

How to Use Google Like a Pro- Smart Tips and Tricks

http://1stwebdesigner.com/how-to-use-google-pro-tips-tricks/

How to Search on Google

https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/134479?hl=en

Google Operators Search Help

https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/2466433?hl=en

Google- Using Search Filters

https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/142143?hl=en&ref_topic=3081620

Deep Web Information

Information About the Deep Web

Beyond Google: The Invisible Web

http://guides.laguardia.edu/c.php?g=762553&p=5467894

Google Can’t Search the Invisible Web - Cornell

https://blogs.cornell.edu/info2040/2017/10/18/google-cant-search-the-deep-web-so-how-do-deep-web-search-engines-work/

The Invisible Web: What it is, How You Can Find IT

https://www.lifewire.com/invisible-web-how-to-find-it-3482490

The Ultimate Guide to the Deep Web

http://oedb.org/library/college-basics/invisible-web

The Invisible Web-

http://websearch.about.com/od/invisibleweb/a/invisible_web.htm

California State University- YouTube

What’s the Deep Web? And Why the Library?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fyln1cBJmdE

Using the Deep Web for Academic and Scholarly Research

https://www.comparitech.com/blog/vpn-privacy/using-deep-web-search-engines-for-academic-research/

Search Tools

Deep Web Search Engines and Search Tools

https://gbhackers.com/top-10-deep-web-search-engines-which-gives-deep-information-that-you-cant-get-it-in-google-and-bing/

https://www.deepweb-sites.com/deep-web-search-engines/

https://hackercombat.com/the-best-10-deep-web-search-engines/

iseek -http://education.iseek.com/iseek/home.page

Deep Dyve-(Can search a cut and pasted paragraph of text for keywords) http://deepdyve.com/home

RefSeek - https://www.refseek.com/

Virtual LRC - http://www.virtuallrc.com

The Internet Archive https://archive.org/

Start Page https://www.startpage.com/en/

DuckDuckGo- http://duckduckgo.com

Qwant - https://www.qwant.com/

Clusty- Name changed to YIPPY) http://clusty.com

Swisscows- https://swisscows.com/

Sensebot (Cloud Tag Search) -http://www.sensebot.net/sense6.aspx

Peekier- https://peekier.com

Gibiru- http://www.gibiru.com/

Twenty Online Sources You Can Use to Search the Invisible Web http://websearch.about.com/od/invisibleweb/ss/Twenty-Online-Sources-You-Can-Use-to-Search-the-Invisible-Web.htm

Seven Private Search Engines that Respect your Privacy -

https://medium.com/bitclave/7-private-search-engines-that-respect-your-privacy-1116ac33bbb7

8 Privacy Oriented Alternative Search Engines to Google 2018

https://itsfoss.com/privacy-search-engines/

Sweet Search http://www.sweetsearch.com/

SafeSearch https://www.safesearchkids.com/

Surfwax- (also DIRECTORY) - www.surfwax.com

Exalead-http://www.exalead.com/search/

Search.com- http://www.search.com/

+Invisible-web- www.invisible-web.net

Dogpile -http://www.dogpile.com/

Closer Look Search – (Custom searching) http://www.closerlooksearch.com\

Izito- http://www.izito.com

Mamma- http://www.mamma.com

Fazzle-http://www.fazzle.com

Anoox (Social Web search) - www.anoox.com

Compiled Sites

Compiled Sites and Categorized Links to the Deep Web

Deep Web Search a How to Site

http://deep-web.org/how-to-research/deep-web-search-engines/

Deep Web Search Engines – Montana State University

https://libguides.msubillings.edu/c.php?g=242182&p=1610149

Purdue - Resources to Search the Invisible Web

https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/conducting_research/searching_online/search_the_invisible_web.html

Twenty Online Sources You Can Use to Search the Invisible Web
https://www.lifewire.com/search-the-invisible-web-20-resources-3482497

Web Lens - The Deep Web

http://www.weblens.org/invisible.html

List of Deep Web Resources - Introduction

http://libr57.weebly.com/uploads/6/7/5/8/6758425/deepweb_readyref_sources.pdf

2021 Deep Web Research and Discovery Resources (Massive list)

http://deepweb.us/

Research beyond Google: 56 Authoritative, Invisible, and Comprehensive Resources

http://oedb.org/library/college-basics/research-beyond-google

100 Useful Tips and Tools to Research the Deep Web

http://www.online-college-blog.com/features/100-useful-tips-and-tools-to-research-the-deep-web

Best 12 Search Engines to Explore the Invisible Web

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-search-engines-explore-deep-invisible-web/

Invisible Web Directory

http://websearch.about.com/od/invisibleweb/a/invisibleweb.htm

39 Alternatives to Wikipedia

http://websearch.about.com/od/referencesearch/tp/wikipedia-alternatives.htm

People Finders

People Finders

Fast People Search https://www.fastpeoplesearch.com/

Been Verified https://www.beenverified.com

Radaris https://radaris.com/

Mylife http://www.Mylife.com

Pipl www.pipl.com

Five People Finder Sites http://www.brighthub.com/internet/google/articles/113885.aspx

Superpages- http://wp.superpages.com/

Peek You - http://www.peekyou.com/

MelissaData Free Lookups http://www.melissadata.com/lookups/

Peoplefinders -http://www.peoplefinders.com/

NNDB Tracker - www.nndb.com

411x411- http://www.411x411.com

Five Ways to Find a cell #- http://websearch.about.com/od/themobileweb/qt/mobile-search.htm

Spokeo- www.spokeo.com

Anywho - www.anywho.com

Address.com – http://whitepages.addresses.com

Ultimates Email Finder- http://www.newultimates.com/email/

Free Public Records- http://publicrecords.searchsystems.net

Skipease- http://www.skipease.com/

Yellow – (Yellow and white pages) http://www.yellow.com/

iSearch -http://www.isearch.com/?refer=3338

Blackbook Online http://www.blackbookonline.info/

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