The Gamut of Google (AFPL)
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This document provides an overview of how to search and use Google tools like a librarian. It discusses searching effectively using keywords and operators, as well as specialized search tools for books, news, and scholarly articles. The document also outlines collaboration tools from Google like Documents, Drive, and Forms that can be used to share and work on documents and surveys. It concludes by offering resources for keeping up with new Google products and services.
The Gamut of Google (AFPL)
- 1. The Gamut of
- 2. Agenda Googlesearching and collections Google tools Applying Google tools day to day Collaborating with Google Resources
- 3. Google like a Librarian Google well. Google Knowledgably. Google creatively. Google like a Librarian. --Jill Cirasella, 2008
- 4. Googling like a librarian involves: Knowing when to use Google Choosing the appropriate Google tool Using that tool effectively and efficiently
- 5. Searching & Collections Little things For ready reference Google Advanced Search Google Scholar Books Magazines
- 6. Sometimes, its the little things ~ Synonyms - NOT (omit a word from results) Exact Phrase * Wildcard (missing words) II OR .. Numeric range
- 7. keywords related: Find similar sites site: Search within a site filetype: Search for a file type define: Find the definition of a word stocks: Find a stock quote phonebook: Find a phone number allintitle: Find words only in the title
- 8. Ready Reference What time is it in Barcelona? Is US Airways flight 3771 on time? US Dollars to Euros? Lots morefrom sports scores to patents: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/features.html
- 9. Google Advanced Search My biology teacher wants me to find out more about the governments nanotechnology research initiatives Limit to government information
- 10. Google Books For that last minute reading need- I really need to read Dantes Inferno by 3 PM tomorrow. All your copies are out, and it isnt at the bookstore anymore!
- 11. Google Magazines Searchable in Google Books Hundreds of titles available Some favorites include: Baseball Digest, Life, and The Weekly World News
- 12. Google Scholar My book manuscript is due to the publisher today! Can you please help me find this citationthe article is by Lanting and its something to do with dating cremated bone! Sound familiar? Google Scholar http://www.google.com/scholar
- 13. Google News & Genealogy Google News Search http://news.google.com/ Has a news archive functionality My dear Great, Great Grandmother Alice sadly met her death in a fire in Chicago in the 1890s. Can you help me find information about that fire?
- 14. Searching news archives Relative! 14
- 16. Testimonials Lets share some Google saved the day searching stories!
- 17. Some Google tools http://www.google.com/intl/en/about/products/index.html What are you using already? What havent you seen before? Take 15 minutes and explore this url. Look at 3 Google tools that are new to you. Place your comments in the chat.
- 18. Google tools Books Trends Calendar News Chat Reader Chrome Plus Docs Scholar Earth Magazines Finance Drive Gmail igoogle
- 19. Google tools for collaboration Back office operations Collaborating at a distance Sharing or surveying patrons With other librarians, teachers, professors, faculty, community
- 20. Google Drive Store files in multiple formats 5GB free, 25 GB, $2.50/mo. Download Google Drive software to manage files between PC and Drive Manage and share files and documents in the cloud Collaborate
- 21. Google Documents Create, edit and store: Forms Spreadsheets Documents Presentations
- 22. Communicating with Google Google Chat Google Voice Google + Google Meet Up
- 23. Google Forms for surveys and assessments Quick and easy to create Multiple question/response formats Aggregates data in both visual and spreadsheet formats
- 25. The bigger picture-Google for Non-Profits Non profits must apply Benefits: Free or discounted version of Google Apps for your organization Free Adwords advertising Premium branding and increased uploads on YouTube Free licensing for Google Earth and Maps API http://www.google.com/nonprofits/
- 26. Keeping up with Google The Official Google Blog http://googleblog.blogspot.com/ Lifehacker http://lifehacker.com/ A general technology blog, with good articles on Google
- 27. Keeping up with Google Wired http://www.wired.com/ Often has Google related columns and features Google InsideSearch http://www.google.com/insidesearch/
- 28. Thank You for Attending! Questions? Educational Services 1.800.999.8558 e-mail: russell.palmer@lyrasis.org Web: http://www.lyrasis.org
Editor's Notes
- #4: Jill Cirasella is a computational sciences specialist at brooklyn college library with a great interest in libraries and research and has published and presented extensively on using google for reference work in libraries.
- #7: Wildcard, missing words not truncation OR Google automatically ANDS ~library miami dolphins she walks in beauty like the night nancy and the * boys google search || yahoo search :
- #8: Related: www.imdb.com site:akc.org jack russell filetype: pdf coca cola annual report define:irony stocks:aapl phonebook:dennis palmer 678 all in title:theres no place like home
- #9: What time is it in barcelona -- us airways 3771 --us dollar to euro
- #10: Nantechnology cancer treatment
- #13: Lanting cremated bone
- #18: http://www.google.com/intl/en/options/