[Ocean waves] [seagulls] Think of the world
wide web as a giant iceberg.
When you use a search engine such as Google
to find a web page, you are using the surface
web.
Your search results are just the tip of the
iceberg.
Web pages that are part of the surface web
are accounted for or indexed by web crawling
spiders.
Try as they might, these spiders have trouble
reaching sites that are password protected,
and therefore password protected sites are
hidden underneath the surface in what we call
the deep web.
Many of the library databases that you can
access as a student are indexed in the deep
web.
That's why an article you find through a Google
search might cost you money while it is free
through a library database.
You can explore the deep web and all it has
to offer in terms of research by learning
search strategies and becoming familiar with
your library's list of databases.
Contact Off-Campus Library Services today
for additional questions or support.
We may be reached through email at ocls@maine.edu
or by phone at 800-339-7323.
