Government ResourcesIn the DEEP

Web

Let’s go fishing…

A Brief Explanation of the Deep WebAs summarized from a White Paper by Michael K Bergman entitled, “The Deep Web: Surfacing Hidden Value”

A link to the 50+ page document is provided at the end of this lecture (1).

“Searching on the Internet today can be compared to dragging a net across the surface of the ocean.”

Here’s another way to look at it.

Some key points to remember“Most of the Web’s information is buried

down on dynamically generated sites, and standard search engines never find it.”

“The deep Web is qualitatively different from the surface Web.”

Bright Planet has quantified the size and relevancy of the deep Web in a study based on data collected in 2000.

Key findings from the study include:Public information on the deep Web in currently 400-

550 times larger than the commonly defined WWW.

Deep Web contains 7,500 terabytes of information compared to 19 terabytes on the surface Web.

Deep Web contains nearly 550 billion individual documents compared to 1 billion on the surface Web.

More than 200,000 deep Web sites presently exist.

Key findings from the study include:The typical deep Web site is not well known to the

Internet-searching public.

The deep Web is the largest growing category of new information on the Internet.

More than half of the deep Web content resides in topic-specific databases.

A full 95% of the deep Web is publicly accessible information – not subject to fees or subscriptions.

I Love this quote!

“Eighty-five percent of Web users use search engines to find needed information, but nearly as high a percentage cite the inability to find desired information as one of their biggest

frustrations.”

Bright Planet did an analysis of the largest deep Web sites And compiled a list of 60 known, largest deep Web

sites containing data of about 750 terabytes of roughly 40 times the size of the known surface Web.

Roughly two-thirds of these sites are public ones, representing about 90% of the content available within this group of sixty.

We will be exploring two of these sites in our exploration of government resources, US Census and GPO Access.

The full list of 60 sites is presented as Table 2 in the linked White Paper at the end of this lecture .

Students? Who can tell me the three branches of American Government?

Bear with me as we review some basic civics we learned in the 4th grade.

Who remembers this?This is suppose to have the schoolhouse rock

video for three ring circus. It is just an added piece of fun – but it wouldn’t download via email to be included here.

Yes, that is right.

Executive BranchLegislative BranchJudicial Branch

All three branches are represented in the deep Web.

Executive BranchPresident Vice-PresidentDepartments (Presidential Cabinet) – Some

examples includeDepartment of TransportationDepartment of LaborDepartment of Justice

Executive BranchPresident Vice-PresidentDepartments (Presidential Cabinet) – Some

examples includeDepartment of TransportationDepartment of Labor

Department of JusticeNow, let’s just drill a little deeper on this one department.

Department of JusticeThe primary rulemaking components of the

Department of Justice include:Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and

Explosives (ATF)Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)Bureau of Prisons (BOP)Civil Rights DivisionOffice of Justice ProgramsExecutive Office for Immigration Review

Department of JusticeThe primary rulemaking components of the

Department of Justice include:Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives

(ATF)Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)Bureau of Prisons (BOP)Civil Rights DivisionOffice of Justice ProgramsExecutive Office for Immigration Review

Once again let’s drive down on one facet – the DEA

Drug Enforcement Administration

(DEA) enforces federal controlled substances laws and regulations. Through its diversion control program (DCP), the DEA regulates drug manufacturers, distributors, importers, exporters, hospitals, doctors, pharmacists, and others involved with controlled substances, and tracks transactions involving designated chemicals that have legitimate uses but are subject to diversion for illicit purposes.

Just one example…Controlled Substances Act (2).

Just one of the laws they enforce. It is codified as part of the US Code. The DEA is charged with enforcing its provisions. US Code is one of the sources we will work with in this unit.

Okay let’s back up.

Executive Branch

Legislative BranchJudicial Branch

Legislative Branch

CongressHouse of RepresentativesSenate

What do they do?No jokes here. They make the laws.

How?

Nope, I couldn’t resist one more.This has the schoolhouse rock video on I’m a

Bill – but I couldn’t send it – the PPT exceeded file size even after compression.

Judicial BranchCourts decide arguments about the

meaning of laws, how they are applied, and whether they break the rules of the Constitution.

The Supreme Court and the other courts in the Federal system issue opinions (or rulings) and access to those opinions are considered part of the deep Web.

Levels of GovernmentAs we have discussed, there are 3 branches of government. We have focused thus far on the Federal Level. In addition to the Federal level, we must also learn about the other two levels of government:

State and LocalThere are deep Web resources for those as well.

A note.Please note as we move through this portion of the lecture, I am using examples based on the State of MISSOURI and the Local of SPRINGFIELD. You can adapt these examples to fit your state and locality.

Let us proceed.

Executive BranchState Local

Missouri Governor, Jay NixonWithin the Executive Branch are six statewide elected officials and sixteen executive departments responsible for executing the laws of the state.

Springfield Mayor, Bob Stephens works with City staff in the various departments to see that the laws (city ordinances) are enforced.

Legislative BranchState LocalHouse of

Representatives and Senate make up the Missouri Congress in Jefferson City.

The bill to law process matches the Federal system.

Springfield City CouncilCitizens, City staff or Council

members suggest an ordinance that may resolve a problem or address a concern.

Those proposed ordinances go through a series of readings, debate, committee work, and a vote before some are enacted into law. Some die just like at Fed or State level.

Judicial BranchState LocalMissouri Court System Springfield Municipal

Court

Deep Web at the State and Local Levels

Missouri Revised Statutes (3)Missouri Code of State Regulations (4) Casenet – Missouri Court records case records including

docket entries, parties, judgments and charges in public court. Restrictions apply (5).

Springfield City Code and Zoning Ordinances (6)Springfield MO Outstanding Municipal Warrants (7)

I point these out not because we will necessarily cover them, but to illustrate that these are all government resources that can be considered part of the deep Web. Including them may also encourage you to seek out such resources in your own jurisdictions.

So where do we go from here?

This is a three-week unit on Government Resources.

Week One – Reading and Discussion Board Participation

Week Two – Exploration of ResourcesWeek Three – Practice via Assignment

Please visit the Discussion Board, Unit Support, and Assignments sections of Blackboard to proceed.

BIBLIOGRAPHY OF LECTURE RESOURCES1. http://

quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=jep;view=text;rgn=main;idno=3336451.0007.104

2. http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/21cfr/21usc/index.html

3. http://www.moga.mo.gov/statutes/statutes.htm4. www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/csr.asp5. https://

www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/base/welcome.do6. http://

library.municode.com/index.aspx?clientId=115987. http://

www.springfieldmo.gov/spd/wanted/municipalwarrants/default.aspx