Advanced Internet Research

Beyond Google

Topics
What makes Google great Meta search engines The Invisible Web Public and court records Business information Legal material from other states Internet Archive Wayback Machine

What Makes Google Great

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Breadth & depth Ranking technology 12 file formats Cached pages Advanced searching Toolbar Images News Viewer

Beyond Google: Meta Search Engines

Maximize coverage Multiple search engines Clustering Vivisimo LINK Query Server LINK

The Invisible Web

Too new Password protected No bots allowed Private Stored in databases

Spiders Have No Fingers

Cannot type search terms

Invisible Web Examples

Library catalogs Periodical indexes Amazon.com Expedia & Travelocity LexisNexis & Westlaw WA Legislatures Multiple Search

Detecting the Invisible Web

Subject-based directories
The Invisible Web Directory LINK Librarians Index to the Internet
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Invisible web portals

Invisible Web LINK Complete Planet LINK ProFusion LINK

Public Records

All levels of government Business, criminal, licensing, real estate, tax

Online Directories

Search Systems
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BRB Publications Black Book Online

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Access vs. Privacy

Restricted access Need to know Threat of identity theft

Public Records Examples

Filings by publicly traded corporations at US Securities & Exchange Commission LINK Unclaimed property from WA Revenue Department LINK Marriage licenses & real estate taxes at King County Recorders Office LINK

Court Records
Documents submitted & records created about a case Docket sheets Motions & pleadings Briefs

Federal Courts
Supreme Court LINK Public Access to Court Electronic Records LINK Remote Access to Court Electronic Records LINK Case Management / Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) LINK

Washington State Courts

Judicial Information System (JIS) LINK Appellate Court Record & Data Sys. (ACORDS) District & Municipal Court Data (JIS) Superior Courts (SCOMIS) Pierce County LINK

Additional Options
Commercial services
CourtLink LINK West Dockets Legal Dockets Online LINK

LLRX, Court Rules, Forms & Dockets LINK

Business Information
Start with a guide or directory Company Information Guide
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LIIs Business, Finance & Jobs LINK UW Fosters Business Resources on the Web LINK

State Legal Materials

lexisONE LINK Findlaws State Resources LINK Piper Resources

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Zimmermans Research Guide

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Wayback Machine LINK 10 billion pages Older than 6 months 5 million hits / day New document compare feature

Keeping Up-to-Date

Search Engine Watch LINK Search Engine Showdown LINK LLRX LINK The Virtual Chase LINK

Based on materials by
Penny Hazelton Ann Hemmens Nancy McMurrer Cheryl Nyberg
Gallagher Law Library University of Washington Feb. 2003