Going Beyond Google: The Invisible Web in Learning and Teaching Unearths a Wealth of Research Resources and Opportunities

New York, NY (December 16, 2008)— Most people use only general-purpose search engines and overlook information that could be very useful to them. Going Beyond Google: The Invisible Web in Learning and Teaching, to be published by Neal-Schuman on February 20, 2009, introduces information professionals, teachers and students to the “Invisible Web”, or the wealth of valuable information that is available online but inaccessible through general-purpose search engines. This eye-opening guide to online research provides practitioners and educators with all of the crucial tools and strategies necessary to understand and access these untapped Web sources and specialized databases.

Estimated to be nearly 500 times the size of the visible Web, authors Jane Devine and Francine Egger-Sider use simple language and easy-to-follow examples to explain the importance of integrating the Invisible Web into everyday research skills. The book presents comprehensive, helpful summaries of related research and studies, expert teaching tips for both library and classroom instruction, and model activities and practice assignments.

Going Beyond Google is organized into six chapters. The first chapter begins with a thorough overview of the Invisible Web’s core characteristics, including the type of content available and how it is different from a general-purpose search engine. The next chapter assesses the ways in which the Web is most often used for research, and explains the extensive limitations found in research confined solely to the visible Web. The third chapter presents the best practices and strategies for teaching others to use the Invisible Web, including sample objectives and mini-lessons for both classrooms and libraries. Next, the authors present a comprehensive model research assignment that incorporates a variety of different search tools and tasks, followed by a chapter that offers sample, effective teaching activities for use in classrooms and libraries. The book concludes with a forward-looking analysis of the shifting boundaries between the visible and Invisible Web, and highlights some of the forthcoming trends in online research. The book also includes appendices with a literature review, and a compilation of selected tools for mining and teaching the Invisible Web.

Through compelling research, clear explanations and innovative examples, Devine and Egger-Sider offer unprecedented entry into the rapidly growing realm of information found beyond Google’s borders.

Going Beyond Google: The Invisble Web in Learning and Teaching
ISBN: 978-1-55570-633-3.
2009. 6 x 9. 200pp. $59.95.

About the Authors
Jane Devine, M.L.S. is currently the Library Chair at LaGuardia College in Queens, New York. She also spent seven years as a Principal Librarian at the New York Public Library.
Francine Egger-Sider, M.A.L.S. is currently the Coordinator of Technical Services at LaGuardia College in Queens, New York.

About Neal-Schuman Publishers
Founded in 1976, Neal-Schuman Publishers is based in New York City with offices in London, UK. Neal-Schuman is a leading publisher of textbooks in all areas of library and information studies, from library science to archival and records management, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

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