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Uncovering the Hidden Web, Part I: Finding What the Search Engines Don't. ERIC Digest.
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Mardis, Marcia – 2001
Currently, the World Wide Web contains an estimated 7.4 million sites (OCLC, 2001). Yet even the most experienced searcher, using the most robust search engines, can access only about 16% of these pages (Dahn, 2001). The other 84% of the publicly available information on the Web is referred to as the "hidden,""invisible," or…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Databases, Information Retrieval, Information Sources
Uncovering the Hidden Web, Part II: Resources for Your Classroom. ERIC Digest.
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Mardis, Marcia – 2001
Too often, search engines don't see and directories can overlook clearinghouses, digital libraries, full-text databases, and learning objects. In contrast, the hidden Web is rich with these high quality and cutting-edge learning materials. By integrating resources from the hidden Web into the classroom, educators extend their instruction in new…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Databases, Educational Resources, Information Retrieval