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SEARCH LIKE A PROSearch Tips, Tricks, and Features
for the Library and Google
Elaine SettergrenOnline LibrarianIn-Service 2011Recording Link
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Databases V. Google
What’s the difference?
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The Basics Video from Common Craft
Remember: Every word matters Choose descriptive words
Think of what words will be on the page
Quotation marks
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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
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AND
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OR
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NOT
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Truncation/ Wild Card
Politic* Politics Political Politicians Politician
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Databases: Special Searches
Databases
Scholarly Full Tex
t
Permalink Save
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
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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
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Google: Special Searches
Scholarly
Full Text
Permalink
Save Email Print
Google Scholar
Usually
Must copy
Must copy
APA Export to Zotero
Mobile Fun!
Google no Usually
Tons of fun!!!
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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.
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Google: Special Searches
Special Searches Define Site: Convert Time Weather Map Translate Earthquakes Movies
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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
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What’s on the Web?
Evaluate! C.R.A.P.
Currency Reliability Authority Purpose
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When Databases Win
Online Library Current Reliable Authoritative Purchased for your research needs!
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Other Research Questions?
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