Laura Gordon-Murnane, Intranet Web Master at The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. Laura has Masters Degree in Library Science from the University of Maryland and a Masters Degree in history from Indiana University. She is currently employed at The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. a legal publisher that covers regulatory issues in the areas of business, environment, health care, and tax. Prior to her joining the library staff at BNA she ran her own business research firm. She has published many articles for Searcher magazine that includes "Evaluating Web Evaluators." Searcher (Feb 1999), "The Electronic Freedom of Information Act: The Promise Remains Unfulfilled," (April 1999) Searcher, and most recently "Access to Government Information in the Post 9/11 World"
Searcher, June 2002. In addition to her web master responsibilities, Gordon-Murnane maintains BNA's Web Watch - a weekly review of online sources on a wide range of topics
The Invisible Web: What Search Engines Can't Find and Why
Abstract"Search engines are helpful tools that identify and locate many different types of information on the Internet. However, there are many useful resources and databases that search engines cannot find, search, and make the information accessible to those who seek the information. The information is essentially invisible to search engines. Understanding why search engines cannot find this information and how we can take advantage of the vast "invisible web" of resources is the focus of this presentation."
