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Webinar recording: http://connect.lsu.edu/p2i1aqvrkug/ 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. Learning with LOUIS Webinar Friday, April 25, 2014
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Googling for Answers
The Ins and Outs of Using Google Effectively
Sonnet Ireland Google GuruEarl K. Long Library University of New Orleans
Learning with LOUIS WebinarFriday, April 25, 2014
What are you going to show us?
Some cool Google tricks to find what you need
Different aspects of Google
Quick Answers from Google
Defining a worddefine:term
CalculatingRemember PEMDASParentheses, Exponents, Multiply, Divide, Add, Subtract
Converting unitsNumber unit in converted unit
Google can even Answer Questions…
When is daylight savings time
When is daylight savings time 2020
What day of the week is the 4th of July
Where are the 2018 Olympics
Who is secretary of the Dept of Education
And tell you the status of your flight
Google the airline and the flight number:
United 1405
JetBlue 1295
American 1805
And help you find the time…
What time is it in Sochi
What time is it in Hawaii
Set Timer
Set Timer 25 minutes
Some Quick Tricks
Wildcard - *
I like big * and I cannot lie
Similar To - ~
~Native American reservations
Either/Or - |
Eskimo | Inuit | Yupik
More Quick Tricks
Quick translate…translate thank you Russian
Quick financial information…finance Target
Quick tracking…1Z3948A0YW96226411
And for a little fun…
Find new music…sounds like Lorde
Or even new books…reminds me of Agatha Christie
The music one works a little bit better, in my opinion.
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.
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.
Examples
foreign policy LGBT rights site:.org (we’ll come back to this search throughout)
Now you give me terms, and I’ll search… .edu .org.gov
Specific site:
You can also use Google to search a specific website…
foreign policy LGBT rights site:hrc.org
Search UNO site for tuition 2014Now Google… tuition 2014 site:uno.edu
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:
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.
Time Period ..
You can also limit a search using the time period search.
..
I have to admit that this doesn’t work the way you would expect. It limits to the search to those with that time period in the context of the page. To limit the time frame that an item was posted, use the Advanced Search options.
Example
Bill Clinton presidential campaign 2007..2009
Better with the Search Tools…
Excluding -
And back to…foreign policy LGBT rights site:.org
But we keep getting Wikipedia! I know…foreign policy LGBT rights -wiki site:.org
Or, if you like other wikis…foreign policy LGBT rights site:.org -site:wikipedia.org
Using Search Tools to Limit Your Results
And back to…foreign policy LGBT rights site:.org
Limit by timeLimit by types of resultsLimit by location
Advanced Search Screen
Demonstration
Advanced Search Screen
This has gotten trickier to find over the years.
When you are on the Google site, look at the very bottom right for Settings.
This is where Search Settings, Advanced Search, Web History, Search Help, and Send Feedback can all be found.
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…
Other Google Searches
VideosState of the Union
BooksBasic Business Library
PatentsWindmill
The Other Google
Google Scholar
Option to search articles library mission statements
Or legal documentsworld wildlife fund world wrestling federation
Other Google Sites
Translate translate.google.com
Finance google.com/finance
Offersgoogle.com/offers
Drivedrive.google.com
Even More…
This too is a little bit hidden.
When you are on the Google site, look at the very top right, next to the Sign In button, and you will see what looks like a grey Rubik's cube.
Click on that. Or just go here…www.google.com/intl/en/about/products
Problems with Google
You cannot let yourself become complacent.
The moment you fall in love with a service and come to rely on it without thinking…
They discontinue it.
Examples?
Google Reader
iGoogle
GOOG-411
Google Notebook
Google Uncle Sam
Google Health
So what am I supposed to do?
Use Google services and enjoy them while you can.
If they get rid of something, it’s usually because they have incorporated it into Chrome.
And don’t think that you don’t need to keep up with new services elsewhere. You might need them in the future.
Bing! What works…?
foreign policy LGBT rights site:.org
foreign policy LGBT rights site:hrc.org
foreign policy LGBT rights -wiki site:.org
African american filetype:pdf
Bing!What doesn’t…
Bill Clinton presidential campaign 2007..2009
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 working Advanced Search Option
Yahoo!What works…
foreign policy LGBT rights site:.org
foreign policy LGBT rights site:hrc.org
foreign policy LGBT rights -wiki site:.org
African American history filetype:pdf
Yahoo!What doesn’t work…
Bill Clinton presidential campaign 2007..2009
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
Google Search Education
http://www.google.com/insidesearch/searcheducation
Power Searching Courseshttp://www.powersearchingwithgoogle.com/
Thank you!
Sonnet IrelandHead of Federal Documents & Microforms
Earl K. Long Library, University of New [email protected]
http://www.linkedin.com/in/sonnet
Shameless Self-Promotion
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