SEARCH LIKE A PROSearch Tips, Tricks, and Features

for the Library and Google

Elaine SettergrenOnline LibrarianIn-Service 2011Recording Link

Databases V. Google

What’s the difference?

The Basics Video from Common Craft

Remember: Every word matters Choose descriptive words

Think of what words will be on the page

Quotation marks

The Basics

Features Databases Google

Case insensitive

Quotation marks for phrases

AND default Sometimes default

OR or OR in caps

NOT not Use -

Searches plural/singular & synonyms

Sometimes

Truncation Look up the symbol

Ranking of results Date or relevance # sites link to it

Number of sources Finite Some “invisible”

Subject Searching yes no

= default

AND

OR

NOT

Truncation/ Wild Card

Politic* Politics Political Politicians Politician

Databases: Special Searches

Databases

Scholarly Full Tex

t

Permalink Save

Email

Print

CREDO Encyclopedic All

No

EBSCO (ASP)

Scholarly / Academic

Detailed Record

Gale (AOF) Academic /

Peer Reviewed

Only if you get the “document

URL” off-campus

ProQuest (Newsstand)

News “document

URL”

LexisNexis Academic

News All

no

= can do

Databases: Special Searches

Databases

APA Export to Zotero

Mobile Fun!

CREDO bottom

bottom

no Concept Map Search

EBSCO (ASP)

Visual Search

Gale (AOF)

Not really

Enhancements coming soon

ProQuest (News-stand)

no RSS or save your search

LexisNexis Academic

no no no Legal & Business searching

= can do

Google: Special Searches

Scholarly

Full Text

Permalink

Save Email Print

Google

Google Scholar

Usually

Must copy

Must copy

APA Export to Zotero

Mobile Fun!

Google no Usually

Tons of fun!!!

Google: Shortcuts

Search shortcuts “” phrase OR or - not * “fill in the blank” between words + when used before a word, Google will

look for that word as typed, no truncation or synonyms.

Google: Special Searches

Special Searches Define Site: Convert Time Weather Map Translate Earthquakes Movies

Google: Special Searches

More Special Searches Books about Filetype:pdf For market data search ticker symbol For $ conversion search 25 dollars to euros For Math equations search 16/24=

More!!! http://www.google.com/landing/searchtips/

#helpcenter

http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/features_list.html

What’s on the Web?

Evaluate! C.R.A.P.

Currency Reliability Authority Purpose

When Databases Win

Online Library Current Reliable Authoritative Purchased for your research needs!

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