Findings from WebSearch University 2003
http://www.websearchu.com/
The Invisible Web
Chris Sherman, Searchwise, Inc.
The deep resources buried in the invisible Web may be overlooked by Web searchers who only depend on the major search engines. Searching the invisible Web requires different strategies and skillsets, since a search on your favorite search engine will miss these key resources. Update your search skills by learning how to find the invisible Web as well as strategies for where, why, when, and how to search it.
Advanced Web Searching
Greg Notess, Montana State University
Web search engines continue to change at a rapid pace. This in- depth review and analysis of search engine features, functionality, and coverage offers a graduate-level course in search strategies and tactics. Learn power user tricks and tips and acquire an advanced skillset of search tools for effectively searching the open Web.
360 Degrees of Information: Expanding Your Resarch Toolkit
Mary Ellen Bates, Bates Information Services
Do your search strategies suffer from tunnel vision? You can conduct research in several ways: using search engines, mining the "invisible Web," or tapping into the value-added, fee-based online services. Each of these information universes offers unique sources and tools.
Google Intensive
Marydee Ojala, Editor, ONLINE
Think you're the Google expert? Think everyone in your workplace is an advanced Google searcher? You could be right—but then again, you could be wrong. A focus on search syntax, strategy construction, special things you can do using Google, and new features of this very popular search engine.