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The Invisible Web (also known as the [[Deep Web]] [[Deepnet]], [[Dark Web]] or the [[Hidden Web]]) refers to World Wide Web content that is not part of the surface Web, which is indexed by standard search engines. Accessing the Invisible Web is an important part of the repertoire of [[Investigative Research]].
 
The Invisible Web (also known as the [[Deep Web]] [[Deepnet]], [[Dark Web]] or the [[Hidden Web]]) refers to World Wide Web content that is not part of the surface Web, which is indexed by standard search engines. Accessing the Invisible Web is an important part of the repertoire of [[Investigative Research]].
 
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==Techniques==
===Invisible or Deep Web===
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===Searching for filetypes===
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Many researchers search for PDF files by using the search limiter filetype:pdf. The search engine [http://www.osun.org/ OSUN.org] provides an interface for searching PDF, DOC and PPT files.
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===Resding on the Invisible or Deep Web===
 
*[http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/InvisibleWeb.html Invisible or Deep Web: What it is, How to find it, and Its inherent ambiguity] UC Berkeley - Teaching Library Internet Workshops
 
*[http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/InvisibleWeb.html Invisible or Deep Web: What it is, How to find it, and Its inherent ambiguity] UC Berkeley - Teaching Library Internet Workshops
 
*Wright, Alex '[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/23/technology/internet/23search.html?th&emc=th Exploring a 'Deep Web' That Google Can’t Grasp], [[New York Times]] 2009-02-22.
 
*Wright, Alex '[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/23/technology/internet/23search.html?th&emc=th Exploring a 'Deep Web' That Google Can’t Grasp], [[New York Times]] 2009-02-22.

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The Invisible Web (also known as the Deep Web Deepnet, Dark Web or the Hidden Web) refers to World Wide Web content that is not part of the surface Web, which is indexed by standard search engines. Accessing the Invisible Web is an important part of the repertoire of Investigative Research.

Techniques

Searching for filetypes

Many researchers search for PDF files by using the search limiter filetype:pdf. The search engine OSUN.org provides an interface for searching PDF, DOC and PPT files.

Resding on the Invisible or Deep Web

Notes