Just a quick note that definitions of the invisible, deep or hidden web will change over time as search engines increasingly become able to search some of those hidden databases. Our attempt here is to find some of the databases which are searchable and point to them as sources of more and possibly more authoritative information which regular search engines may be neglecting to give us. Updated 02/14/06.
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Search Engine Showdown -- The Greg Notess Web Site.Search Engine WatchAnd now a couple of new and interesting sights on searching:
Around the World in 80 Sites--The Best of the Invisible Web--from Gary Price and Chris Sherman Bright Planet's Guide to Effective Searching of the InternetAs we locate more and more of the hidden databases which we find of value we will list them here in addition to putting the links within the subject areas of the website if applicable. The term "searchable database" will be the key to locating them within subject areas on our regular web site .
ScienceOriginal Ask an Expert siteAnd there's a whole set of links at Ask An Expert Sources
Ask an ExpertEducational Links Ask an Expert Sites --
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Better Business Bureau Company Reports Bureau of Labor Statistics Business.com --search engine and directory for business informationEDGAR --Filings and forms database of the Securities and Exchange CommissionGlobal Edge --"Your source for global business knowledge"Online Women's Business Center Securities and Exchange Commision Public Company filings US Patent Office Return to Top of Page
Academic Info--Educational Subject Directory Educator's Reference Desk --the new place to search the old ERIC Searchable Database of educational information. In addition the government has now put a portion of the old ERIC at DegreeFinder Database --search "fully accredited schools and universities" enabling college seekers to find their degree qualifications, etc. Eisenhower National Clearinghouse--math and science teaching and learning resourcesThe Gateway to Educational Materials(GEM) McREL - Compendium of Standards and Benchmarks MERLOT --Multimedia Education Resource for Learning and Online TeachingSearchEdu --to search strictly .edu domainsU.S. Department of Education Topics SearchWorld Wide Web Education Virtual Library Return to Top of Page
Author Yellow Pages --a site where the authors themselves provide links to web sites about them. Search by genre or alphabetically Bartleby.com California Department of Education's Recommended Literature K-12 The Cambridge History of English and American Literature --fully searchable full text in 18 volumes from BartlebyClassical Search EnginesDigital Book Index--like the Online Book Pages, this gives full text links for reading on the web.Find Articles--a resource for locating periodical articles in over 300 magazines and journals from 1998 to the present...and it's free! IDEA Debatabase --a wonderful starting point for students when searching for topic ideas! Internet Classics ArchiveLiterary Resources on the NetLiterature, Arts and Medicine Database MagPortal.com --another free magazine searchengine for a variety of topics.Million Book Project --National Academies Press --Here's a site that claims to have "more than 3,000 books online free." Happy reading!The Online Book Page --Need full text links to books online? Here are links to all of the classics from Aeschylus through Shakespeare and beyond!The Online Medieval & Classical LibraryQuestia --Here's a fascinating compilation of scores of full text books and journals in a huge array of topics. You can locate table of contents, index and read the first chapter and if you subscribe (for a very reasonable rate!) you can read the text online, highlight pertinent quotes, print a section you need and do your research right there! Well worth a search for anyone attempting academic researchRecommended Literature (K-12) --from the California Department of Education Return to Top of Page
Archives Library Information Center(ALIC)--from the National Archives, a wonderful research tool! Countries and Regions --from the US Dept. of State Department of State International Information Programs--searchable for U.S. Policy, issues, etc.Diplomacy Monitor --from St. Thomas University School of Law, a searchable database on world diplomacy FactCheck.org--from Annenberg Political Fact Check Federal Cititzen Information Center--searchable consumer information Federal Statistics Database --all the government and state statistics you could wish for here!Federal Trade Commission --A searchable database of information for the consumer from the FTC.FindLaw --Law, lawyers and legal research. Also, don't miss their Supreme Court Center with links to all court decisions, upcoming cases, etc. and if your looking for Legal Commentary try Findlaw's WritFirstGov--"Your first click to the U.S. Government" Global Policy Forum--An organization which monitors policy making in the United Nations. The site has multiple issues which are searchable.Government Documents
--from the University of MichiganGovernment Documents --from City College of New York, covers a broad list of links to topics of interest.Government Guide--searchable links to Federal, state and local government Government Information Connection --from the Government Documents Dept. at University of North Texas Libraries. A searchable database and list of topics including government documents.Government Locator Information Service (GILS)Government Printing Office Infomine's Government Information Search DatabaseInternet Legal Research JURIST Paper Chase >--from Pitt's School of Law The Legal Research Guide --from The Virtual Chase. Here you'll find all the guides to doing legal research you could possible imagine Library of Congress Nolo Press--Legal information --lots here for researchers which is entitled "Everyday Law for Everyday People"Off Stats--Official Statistics on the Web--Search for statistics by country, region, topic, etc.Oyez, Oyez, Oyez--U.S. Supreme Court Multimedia Database SearchSystems --billed as the largest free searchable public records database SearchGov.com --Whether you're looking to search individual departments, NASA, NOAA or by individual state, this is a terrific way to do it! Social Science Information Gateway Law by Subject Statistics and Social Science Data --from GeoStat at the University of Virginia Library Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet UncleSam--searches only .gov and .mil site U.S. Census Bureau or check their Subject Index U.S. Government Information --from the Oklahoma Department of Libraries, fully searchable. U.S. Government Printing Office --Here is their multi-database search....specify which areas you want it to search.United States Code --from the Legal Information Institute United States Historical Census Data Browser --browse statistics by decadeWorld Economic Outlook Database --from the International Monetary Fund Return to Top of Page
Daypop --"A current events/weblog/news search engine"FindNews.org --"news feeds, SML and Rss News Feeds"Google News Search The Journalist's Toolbox NewsDirectory.com--browse newspapers or magazines by country and topic from this large directory NewsLink NewsNow --newsfeed from the United Kingdom Onlinenewspapers.com --allows search for newspapers from all over the world and the US by state. Pandia Newsfinder Searchable Newspaper Archives Today's Front Pages --constantly updated dailyReturn to Top of Page
Bartleby's Verse section Poet's Organization Every Poet The Poetry Portal Return to Top of Page
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry--from the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, hazardous wastes, diseases, emergency responses, etc.Agricola--National Agricultural Library database Alcohol and Drug Information Databases-- from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration(SAMHSA). ******searchable health databases All the Virology on the WWW--database for virusesAnimal SearchBioethics Web --"searchable catalogue of Internet sites and resources covering biomedical ethics."Canadian Institute for Health InformationCancer.gov--from the National Cancer Institute Center for Disease Contol ****searchable health databaseCenter for International Earth Science --from Columbia University, a directory to a multitude of topics.Child and Family Web Guide --from Tufts University. Search the index by subject for a multitude of topics.Closing the Health Gap--Substance Abuse--****searchable health database and links from the Office of Minority Health The Combined Health Information Database --from NIHCornucopia of Disability Information --searchable database of information on disabilities including statistics and links as well a full text articles.Department of Energy Information Bridge--to scientific and technical informationDepartment of Health and Human Services--searchable by topicDrug Information by RxList EnergyFiles--from the Department of Energy's Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) Family Doctor.org --from the American Academy of Family Physicians a searchable database of family health information Health and Medicine Search Engines Page --links here to a multitude of searchable databases (invisible web sites) in the health and medical field Healthfinder.gov --another resource for a huge array of health topics. Don't forget to check topics in their Health Library Health Information Database --from the National Institute of HealthHealthWebHighWire--articles by topic in biological sciences, medical sciences, physical sciences and social sciences from Stanford--many free and full text.IntelliHealth --Harvard Medical School's Consumer Health Information searchable by term or drug name. Site includes lifestyle, diseases and conditions and a symptom search Internet Directory for Botany Internet Resources on Aging --searchable AARP databases Mayo ClinicMCH Library--National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health and Georgetown University MedBioWorld --access to searchable articles in many areas of science.Medical Library -- from Medem, Inc.--searchable library of patient information MEDLINEplus Health Information from the National Library of Medicine--and don't miss their topic list of Interactive Health Tutorials! --**** searchable health database. Check out Substance Abuse Topics from this site for your health report! Microbiology Information Portal Mission and Spacecraft Library--from NASANASA's Astronomical Data Center --fully searchable astronomy information National Institute for Health National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)--The Science Behind Drug Abuse--****health database of information National Library of Medicine ---links here to Medline, PubMed, etc.NatureServe Explorer --"An online encyclopedia of life." A valuable database of ecological communities and plants and animals National Science Digital Library--a new resource funded by the National Science FoundationNational Weather ServiceThe National Women's Health Information Center --from 4 woman.gov Native American Ethnobotany --from the University of Michigan "a database of foods, drugs, dyes and fibers of Native American peoples, derived from plants.Natural Disaster Reference Database--everything from flooding to hurricanes to eruptions hereNOAH --for health informationOBIS --Ocean Biogeographic Information System. A searchable database where you can search by using scientific names....and it's going to get bigger and better due to a new cooperative grant! Multiple search engines to search here as well! OmniMedical Search.com --one search engine for a multitude of specialized medical databases, searches all or select from a list including CDC, MedlinePlus, PubMed and others.Plants National Database --from the US Department of Agriculture Science.gov --from the government, a new searchable means of access to all areas of science.Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration(SAMHSA) --*****searchable Health database Toxnet--from the National Library of Medicine a searchable site for toxicology, hazardous chemicals and related areas.USDA Food and Nutrition Information CenterUnited States Department of Health and Human ServicesUnited States Environmental Protection Agency, High School Environmental Center Virtual Library of Ecolgy and BiodiversityWorld Health Organization--Health Topics --searchable and with a new added section devoted to SARSThe Why Files "Science Behind the News"Return to Top of Page
AMDOCS Documents for the Study of American History American FactFinder --a unique tool from the US Census Bureau The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School : Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy Biography.com Country Studies--from the Library of Congress Federal Research DivisionGlobal Gateway--from the Library of Congress' World Cultures and Resources site.IDEA Debatabase--"searchable database of debate arguments" FIRST --Facts on International Relations and Security Trends--access to a multitude of databases on major world topics Making of America --searchable for primary resources in journals and in booksNational Archives and Records Administration--great for primary resources Portals to the World --from the Library of Congress, an awesome site for country information! Social Science Data Archives Social Science Gateways on the Net --from UCSDUNESCO Web Table of Contents --There's also a fully searchable UNESCO Libraries Portal available at the UNESCO siteUniversity of Michigan Documents Center Website Directory ---guide to hundreds of topics for possible research! See, in particular, America's War on Terrorism --links to all aspects of the current crisis as well as the Arab Israeli conflict.U. S. Historical Documents--A Chronology of US Historical DocumentsUniversity of Minnesota Human Rights Meta Search Engine--an engine which enables searching in multiple search engines on the topics for human rightsWorld Bank ---Click on Site Index at the top to get to a huge list of topics....everything from malaria, to AIDs, to labor markets!World Wide Web--Virtual Library Central Catalogue WWW-VL History Catalogue --fully searchable list of virtual libraries and topics all over the world! WWW Resources in Economics --fully searchable in all aspects of economics Return to Top of Page
AddAll Book Search and Price Comparison --locate the book you want then search for seller's best price Altis: The guide to internet resources in hospitality, leisure, sport and tourism Artchive --for locating great works of artBitlaw--"A Resource on Technology Law"Collection of Computer Science BibliographiesDead People ServerFindTutorials--for all kinds of technology and software tutorialsIDEA Debatabase--"searchable database of debate arguments" Internet Movie Database--search here for titles, plots, characters, etc.International Theater DatabaseKelley Blue Book --all things automotiveLibrary of Congress Online CatalogMagPortal.com--great way to search for free full text magazine articles!MapQuestMarshall Brain's How Stuff Works New Music Jukebox--from quick search to a composer directoryRecipe Source--a database for recipesThe Researching Librarian --site with links to databases, statistics, tools, etc. for the library information professional.Smithsonian Institution--search the whole collection of museums, etc.StartSpot Network --provides links to a number of broad topic areas including government, geneaology, headlines, books, movies and others.Today's Homeowner /This Old HouseUnion List of Artist Names BrowserU. S. GenWeb Project --with search engine provided by Rootsweb. A good place to dig into genealogy.Universal Currency ConverterThe Wayback Machine--Got an old web site you can't find anymore? Put in the URL here and let the Internet Archive retrieve it for you Return to Top of Page