Effective and Efficient Google Searching

~Jaclyn Lee Parrott

GOOGLE: Focus on theuser and all else will follow

MISSION: Organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful

https://www.google.com/

Click on the link below to form an impression of all the different products Google offers you.http://www.google.com/intl/en/about/products/

Keep in mind that Google is a business, and they profit by profiling you through your searching so advertisers can target you through their products. Their products are also never guaranteed to stick around. As innovative as they are, be careful of your investment into their resources. Check out these articles at your leisure if your curiosity is piqued:Library Babel Fish Bloghttp://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/library-babel-fish/reading-end-google-reader

“Content Farming, Quick Creation, and Declining Information Quality”http://web.ebscohost.com.eres.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/ehost/detail?vid=3&sid=b822e758-d4aa-4566-bf4d-ff3ade672af7%40sessionmgr14&hid=21&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=aph&AN=60435956

“Dirty Little Secrets of Search”http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/13/business/13search.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

Let's start searching!

Keep in mind Google automatically searches with a Boolean AND, finding all the terms you list somewhere (in text of pages, links), stems some words, ranks, etc.

these links:

•How Search Works

http://www.google.com/insidesearch/howsearchworks/thestory/

•Web Search:

http://support.google.com/?hl=en

•Basic Search Help:

http://support.google.com/websearch/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=134479

First, check out

Basic Google Search Example(Try out in the basic search box):https://www.google.com/

“The developing field of cyberpsychology encompasses all psychological phenomena that are associated with or affected by emerging technology”

define: cyberpsychology

More Examples:

•time: hawaii

•review: argo

•link: library.manoa.hawaii.edu/

•convert units into measurements(e.g. 5 km in miles)

•convert units of currency(e.g. 10 euro in $)

and more...

•ZIP code for current weather(e.g. weather: 96822)

•forecast for the current weather(e.g. forecast: honolulu)

•weather: hawaii

Cyberpsychology Discussions and Blogs

Recipes?

Shopping?

IMAGES

Google Advanced Search Help

•Let's go to the Google Advanced Search screen:http://www.google.com/advanced_search(FYI, you can also click on the gear icon on the right side of the

Google basic search page to access Advanced Search)

•Google Advanced Help (look here for more insight): http://support.google.com/websearch/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=35890

•Google Advanced Search Operator Guide (more tips and tricks):

https://docs.google.com/a/hawaii.edu/document/d/1d4gBWPAxrGf3KtU6njs-nbsdMamAOl5BLTOk5vvySQs/edit

Example Advanced Search: Try it out yourself!

Results from search:

Try using "Search Tools" after you run your initial search

Evaluating Web Resources CriteriaRating scale to base evaluation on:

https://docs.google.com/a/hawaii.edu/document/d/1UcLMl__YKt-NSCkPDKwdV0qnO11CZXSEomSE-Z2cN9Q/edit

•Objectivity

•Authority

•Accuracy

•Currency

•Usability

•RelevancyAlso, read notes below for more clarification

Avoid Plagiarism! Cite Sources.

•Plagiarism is using someone else’s words or ideas without their permission

•Research-based writing has rules- we rely on experts, and give credit to previous researchers whether using direct quotes or general ideas

To learn more:•APA (American Psychological Association)•http://www.apastyle.org/

•APA Citation Style Guide•

https://docs.google.com/a/hawaii.edu/document/d/1sRbXTOKPUXY7tL_zhKxeKW_PP3t5Yi0Cj8Klu77mXDo/edit

Assess Yourself

An information literate individual:•“Determines extent of information needed•Accesses needed information effectively and

efficiently•Evaluates information and its sources critically•Incorporates selected information into one’s

knowledge base•Uses information effectively to accomplish a

specific purpose•Understands the economic, legal, and social issues

surrounding the use of information, and accesses and uses information ethically and legally.”

Advanced Google Exercise

Now it is time to practice on your own!Here is the link to get you started:https://docs.google.com/a/hawaii.edu/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHBhbGhfQ0RnQmhtOHJIWnFXLUNFT1E6MQ#gid=0

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