googling for answers (lla 2013)
DESCRIPTION
Just like any tool, the usefulness of Google is determined by the skill of the user. While library databases are ideal for research, it’s important for researchers to understand how to properly use those resources that they will have access to after leaving the University setting. This session will teach you tricks to enhance your Google skills, including Google Scholar, and skills that transfer to other search engines.TRANSCRIPT
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Googling for Answers
The Ins and Outs of Using Google Effectively
Sonnet Ireland Google Guru Earl K. Long Library University of New Orleans
LLA Conference March 8, 2013
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What are you going to show us?
Some cool Google tricks to find what you need Different aspects of Google
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Quick Answers from Google
Defining a word define:term Calculating Remember PEMDAS Parentheses, Exponents, Multiply, Divide, Add, Subtract
Converting units Number unit in converted unit
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Google can even Answer Questions…
When is daylight savings time What day of the week is Christmas Who won the Super Bowl What is the capital of Vermont
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Did you know that Google can be used to limit to…
• A particular site • A particular type of file • A time period You can also exclude words and search for related terms.
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Site:
In Google, you can actually specify a particular type of site to search.
Site: For instance, you can search for government information on any topic by using site:.gov.
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Examples
Campaign site:.org (we’ll come back to this search throughout) Now you give me terms, and I’ll search…
.edu .org .gov
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Specific site:
You can also use Google to search a specific website… Campaign site:pew.org Search UNO site for tuition 2013 Now Google… tuition 2013 site:uno.edu
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Filetype:
Sometimes, you remember an awesome file that you ran across on a website…but you can’t remember the name or what site it was on. Google can help with the Filetype search…
Filetype:
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Examples african american history filetype:pdf twitter filetype:ppt citation filetype:pdf government citation filetype:pdf Unlike the site search, the filetype search does not use a period between the colon and the file type.
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Time Period ..
You can also limit a search using the time period search.
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I have to admit that this doesn’t always work the way it should, so you can also limit the time frame in the Advanced Search area.
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Example
Bill Clinton presidential campaign 2007..2009 Better with the Search Tools…
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Excluding -
And back to… campaign site:.org But we keep getting Wikipedia! I know… Campaign -wiki site:.org
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Related Terms ~
Search College budgets See the difference when we search ~college budgets You can also use the “related searches” section.
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Using Search Tools to Limit Your Results
And back to… campaign site:.org Limit by time Limit by types of results Limit by location
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Advanced Search Screen
Demonstration
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Advanced Searching of Images
Now you can search images with Google like never before… Limit to Size, Color, Type, or Time. Let’s do a search for Privateers…
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Other Google Searches Videos State of the Union Books Basic Business Library Patents Windmill
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The Other Google Google Scholar Option to search articles library mission statements
Or legal documents world wildlife fund world wrestling federation
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Other Google Sites Translate Finance Offers Drive Reader
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Bing! What works…?
Campaign site:.org Campaign site:pew.org Campaign -wiki site:.org African american filetype:pdf
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Bing! What doesn’t…
Bill Clinton presidential campaign 2007..2009 ~college budgets Related searches section…
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Bing!
What I like…
• Becoming more Google-esque
• Image and Video searches
• Pretty picture
What I don’t…
• Becoming more Google-esque
• Doesn’t bring up the same
content as other search engines
• No Advanced Search Option
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Yahoo! What works…
Campaign site:.org Campaign site:pew.org Campaign -wiki site:.org African American history filetype:pdf
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Yahoo! What doesn’t work…
Bill Clinton presidential campaign 2007..2009 ~college budgets Related searches section…
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Yahoo!
What I like…
• “All Search Services” option
• Yahoo! Search Resources
• Yahoo! Advanced Web Search
• Yahoo! Finance
• Yahoo! Help
• Yahoo! Search Help
What I don’t…
• The Trending Now section
• Yahoo! Dating
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Google Search Education http://www.google.com/insidesearch/searcheducation
Power Searching Courses http://www.powersearchingwithgoogle.com/
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Thank you!
Sonnet Ireland Head of Federal Documents & Microforms
Earl K. Long Library, University of New Orleans [email protected]
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