Jim Henderson has an article in the latest Canadian Medical Association
Journal titled "Google Scholar: A source for clinicians?" which
discusses the "deep web" and various sources to get at it - worth a
read.
http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/172/12/1549?etoc
Regards
Gary
PS - I had never heard the term until this thread started. Now I
imagine I'll see it everywhere...
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From: Evidence based health (EBH)
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Subject: Deep web
I have recently come across the concept of the Deep Web ie databases
that are not available to a normal surface web search using engines such
as Google. I have been struggling for sometime to locate an unpublished
trial conducted in Europe during the 1980s relevant to a systematic
review I maintain. The company (Hoechst) has long merged to become
Aventis and nobody seems to know much about the trial, but I would
dearly like to get this information.
BrightPlanet has a proprietary search instrument called Deep Query
Manager which apparently manages searches of the Deep Web. I wondered if
Deep Web searching might help locate some information about the
unpublished study - even reference to the PIs would be a good start.
Has anybody on the list any experience in using Deep Web searches or
heard of anybody considering doing so?
Andrew Jull RN MA(Appl)
Research Fellow
Clinical Trials Research Unit
School of Population Health
Tamaki Campus
University of Auckland
Private Bag 92019 Tel: +64 9 373-7599 Ext 84744
Auckland Fax: +64 9 373-1710
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