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When you use a search engine on the Internet and can't find what you're looking for, what do you do? Maybe you're seeking to learn something, which means you're probably going to keep trying until you find it. Or give up in frustration. Don't give up that easily. There's information out there that is actually not indexed in the big search engines. Such Web pages are part of what's called the Dark, Deep, Hidden or Invisible Web. Those pages that are actually indexed are known by some as the surface Web. Fortunately, the invisible Web is getting easier to search, with tools beyond the standard big three search engines such as Google, Yahoo, and MSN.


Background of the Invisible Web


9 Reasons a Web Page is Invisible


10 Ways to Make Invisible Content Visible


How to Access and Search for Invisible Content


15 Invisible Web Search Tools


  • Deep Web Search Engine — Clusty.

  • Art — Musie du Louvre.

  • Books Online — The Online Books Page.

  • Business — Explorit Now!.

  • Consumer — US Consumer Products Safety Commission Recalled Products.

  • Economic and Job Data — FreeLunc.com — A searchable directory of free economic data.

  • Finance and Investing — Bankrate.com.

  • General Research — GPO's Catalog of US Government Publications.

  • Government Data — Copyright Records (LOCIS).

  • International — International Data Base (IDB).

  • Law and Politics — THOMAS (Library of Congress).

  • Library of Congress — Library of Congress.

  • Medical and Health — PubMed.

  • Science — ScienceResearch.com.

  • Transportation — FAA Flight Delay Information.