Description
Surface & Deep Web
Research Tools & Skills
Which Search Engine?
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Search Engines
Anyone can search, all you need to do is open up Google and off you go! Did you know that approximately only 4% of the web is freely available? This is known as the Surface Web and is accessible to everyone. It is still millions of pages but often are most are not useful. The majority of the web is hidden or private, this is known as the Deep Web. This area is accessible via a combination of passwords, payment or subscriptions. Examples include academic, medical, legal, historical, scientific and government reports. The good news is the Surface Web can be accessed more effectively, removing a lot of the unwanted results. More importantly, the Deep Web is accessible when you develop your research skills.
Anyone can search, all you need to do is open up Google and off you go! Did you know that approximately only 4% of the web is freely available? This is known as the Surface Web and is accessible to everyone. It is still millions of pages but often are most are not useful. The majority of the web is hidden or private, this is known as the Deep Web. This area is accessible via a combination of passwords, payment or subscriptions. Examples include academic, medical, legal, historical, scientific and government reports. The good news is the Surface Web can be accessed more effectively, removing a lot of the unwanted results. More importantly, the Deep Web is accessible when you develop your research skills.
(Cyber Audit Team, 2020)
Surface & Deep Web
Surface & Deep Web
Surface Web is accessible to the leading search engines and Public Sources. it is estimated to be 4% of web content.
Surface Web is accessible to the leading search engines and Public Sources. it is estimated to be 4% of web content.
The Deep Web is restricted to search engines. it is estimated to be 96% of web content.
The Deep Web is restricted to search engines. it is estimated to be 96% of web content.
Access to these areas of the Web can be enhanced by users developing their research skills and strategies.
Access to these areas of the Web can be enhanced by users developing their research skills and strategies.
Research Tools & Skills
Research Tools & Skills
Which Search Engine should I use?
Which Search Engine should I use?
Yahoo / Google / Bing
Yahoo / Google / Bing
Each of these search engines will provide you with excellent coverage of the surface web. Google is the leader in the number of results. Yahoo and Bing provide better interfaces when moving through your results.
Each of these search engines will provide you with excellent coverage of the surface web. Google is the leader in the number of results. Yahoo and Bing provide better interfaces when moving through your results.
- Bing: video results - the interface plays video in view. No bias for YouTube.
- Yahoo: image results - interface allows you to change search criteria easily.
DuckDuckGo
DuckDuckGo
This is an example of a search engine that does not collect or store and personal information. It keeps browsing habits of the user private.
This is an example of a search engine that does not collect or store and personal information. It keeps browsing habits of the user private.
- Clean and simple interface
- Easy additional user search functions
- User is considering how personal information is being used.
CC Search
CC Search
CC Search is a tool that allows openly licensed and public domain works to be discovered and used by everyone. Creative Commons, the nonprofit behind CC Search, is the maker of the CC licenses, used over 1.4 billion times to help creators share knowledge and creativity online.
CC Search is a tool that allows openly licensed and public domain works to be discovered and used by everyone. Creative Commons, the nonprofit behind CC Search, is the maker of the CC licenses, used over 1.4 billion times to help creators share knowledge and creativity online.
- Ethical access to image resources for reuse
Carrot2.org
Carrot2.org
Carrot2 is search clustering engine. It can automatically organize small collections of document into categories. It will sort your search results into topics automatically.
Carrot2 is search clustering engine. It can automatically organize small collections of document into categories. It will sort your search results into topics automatically.
Results can be easily viewed as:
Results can be easily viewed as:
- Folders
- Treemap
- Pie-chart
Google Advanced Search
Google Advanced Search
Google Advanced Search is a more detailed method of finding information on Google. It uses a variety of Google search operators that consists of special characters and commands – also known as “advanced operators” – that goes beyond a normal Google search.
Google Advanced Search is a more detailed method of finding information on Google. It uses a variety of Google search operators that consists of special characters and commands – also known as “advanced operators” – that goes beyond a normal Google search.
Examples of operators:
Examples of operators:
- language e.g. english only
- region e.g. Australia only
- site or domain e.g. .edu .gov .org only
- file type e.g. PDF or Word
- usage rights e.g. free to use
Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites.
Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites.
- Access to protected search documents can be granted by joining your local library. This membership provides access to academic research via online portals.
References
References
Search engines web pages
Yahoo
DuckDuckGo
CC Search
Carrot2.org
Google Advanced
Google Scholar
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