A Search Strategy

Use the Appropriate Search Tool

Search Strategy Steps

Find a Topic
Pre-Search Analysis
Appropriate Search Tool
Evaluate Your Results


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There is much more to the web than any all the search engines have found. There are ways to find some of this inivisible web.

 Invisible Web Directories     

Much of the "Invisible Web" is hidden in databases. Some subject directories specialize in listing these databases.

Recommended Invisible Web Tools

The LBCC Library is fortunate to have several excellent subscription databases that give us access to articles that would otherwise be invisible to web users. These include

EBSCOhost        Example
Electric Library    Example
Facts on File        Example

 Invisible Web Searches     

You can use a search engine as the first of a two step process. Use the search engine to find the database that contains the hidden information.

Add the word "database" to a Google search to find entries into the Invisible web

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