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How to... search without* Google

How to search without Google

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GTV 10 minute talk from Greenbelt 2013. Discusses briefly why one might not default to Google as a search engine, provides three alternative search sites and some general librarianly advice along the way

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How to...search without* Google (*nearly)

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The web is more than

Google. There are other starting points

for finding information.

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Diving into Google is a

reflex. Do we forget to think

before we search?

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These suggestions

may take a few moments before

but save time by improving

results

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Search limiters include... filetype:

site:intitle:

“greenbelt festival”

filetype:pdf

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Google personalises your results

based on general activity.

In-private browsing

prevents this.

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CarrotClusteringEngine

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duckduckgo.com

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millionshort

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Libraries curate &

filter content you can access online.

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Not just

words

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Internet Archive has some old

versions of some websites

& can help tracking

developments

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Credits.Images via

Find out more:philb.com/whichengine.htm

rba.co.uk/wordpress/category/google

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Sara Battssarabatts.co.uk@drbattytowers