Beyond the default Google search bar.

Using a search engine effectively. Meta search vs. single engine - meta search uses multiple search engines - examples: Dogpile, WebCrawler Directory vs. search term Google specialties - Google Scholar (searches university research) - Google Books

Meta search vs. single engine - meta search uses multiple search engines - examples: Dogpile, WebCrawler

Directory vs. search term

Google specialties - Google Scholar (searches university research) - Google Books

Simple Boolean Logic. AND – search engines assume this between search terms OR – searches for either occurrence NOT – eliminates a term from the search “…” – searches for the phrase exactly as is (…) – groups logic commands eg. andrew AND denton NOT (enough OR rope)

AND – search engines assume this between search terms

OR – searches for either occurrence

NOT – eliminates a term from the search

“…” – searches for the phrase exactly as is

(…) – groups logic commands eg. andrew AND denton NOT (enough OR rope)

Specific searching. site: … - searches the targeted site only filetype: … - searches only for that file type Video – YouTube, Twit.tv Other people’s internet research – del.icio.us, digg.com, stumbleupon.com Slideshows – Slideshare.net, 280slides.com Podcasts – Podcast alley, Site specific, iTunes Blogs – Google blog search. Technorati.com

site: … - searches the targeted site only

filetype: … - searches only for that file type

Video – YouTube, Twit.tv

Other people’s internet research – del.icio.us, digg.com, stumbleupon.com

Slideshows – Slideshare.net, 280slides.com

Podcasts – Podcast alley, Site specific, iTunes

Blogs – Google blog search. Technorati.com

Library Services. Navigate to these individually, they’re not indexed by search engines: - MacquarieNet - Virtual Library (vlib.org) - Open Library (openlibrary.org) - GCCC library online services - University of Qld Library Cyberschool (www.library.uq.edu.au/schools) - Griffith Research Online (www.griffith.edu.au/researchonline)

Navigate to these individually, they’re not indexed by search engines: - MacquarieNet - Virtual Library (vlib.org) - Open Library (openlibrary.org) - GCCC library online services - University of Qld Library Cyberschool (www.library.uq.edu.au/schools) - Griffith Research Online (www.griffith.edu.au/researchonline)

Forums and discussion boards. Places where people freely answer questions and offer information. Many websites have these integrated. - Eg. Sixty minutes, Insight May need to go to a forum to search within it.

Places where people freely answer questions and offer information.

Many websites have these integrated. - Eg. Sixty minutes, Insight

May need to go to a forum to search within it.

Automatic Retrieval. Subscribing to news, blogs, podcasts and webcasts. RSS (feed) Aggregator – program or site that works the RSS feeds

Subscribing to news, blogs, podcasts and webcasts.

RSS (feed)

Aggregator – program or site that works the RSS feeds

Networking. del.icio.us – social bookmarking (open) diigo.com – social bookmarking (closed) EDNA – education specific, groups Yahoo / Google groups Twitter – perpetual micro blogging

del.icio.us – social bookmarking (open)

diigo.com – social bookmarking (closed)

EDNA – education specific, groups

Yahoo / Google groups

Twitter – perpetual micro blogging

Managing all this. Personal portals: Netvibes iGoogle Pageflakes Online bookmark storage del.icio.us Diigo

Personal portals: Netvibes iGoogle Pageflakes

Online bookmark storage del.icio.us Diigo