Google and Beyond: Librarians' Expert Advice on Research
1. GOOGLE and Beyond:Librarian’s Expert Advice on Research Karen Quinn-Wisniewski Michele Meisart Elizabeth Godwin Debra Sambuco Erika Hodge Harris
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3. “…far more students in the sample reported having difficulties with steps during course-related research (41%) than with everyday life research (21%). (28)”How College Students Evaluate and Use Information in the Digital Age, Project Information Literacy, 2010, 3
4. There are more than a trillion URLs in Google‘’s index.* *CNN Tech http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/web/01/04/
5. Most students skim the surface Only sources that have been indexed by Google’s crawler technology can be accessed. Other sources never appear in the search.
6. Meet search10 The library has partnered with DeepWeb Technology to provide a federated search of the Library catalog and 9 subscription research databases.
7. Different kind of search search10 provides a ‘Google-like’ access point to some of our biggest/most-useful databases that meet students expectations for simplicity and efficiency in searching and capitalizes on their comfort and confidence with technology. Unlike Google, it leads them to a relatively smaller collection of high quality academic resources.
8. What are the 10? Library Catalog Ebsco Academic Premier ProQuest Central Credo Lexis Nexis Gale Virtual Reference Opposing Viewpoints in Context Biography Reference Bank Science Direct CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature)
10. Resources Science Research: Journey to Ten Thousand Sources Abe Lederman, President, Deep Web Technologies http://www.sla.org/pdfs/sla2009/SciResJourneyTenThouSources.pdf
24. social networking via Facebook Limited/no ability to link to related articles with controlled vocabulary and many articles are not full-text.
25. SciVerse/ScienceDirect highlights SciVerse is an expanded suite of research tools and products for technical and scientific content. ScienceDirect, the major component SciVerse, is a leading information database for full-text information in science, technology, medicine and health sciences. ScienceDirect is a vast journals and ebooks collection spanning several disciplines including social sciences.
28. Document and citation alerts Content sharing and topics features allow collaboration
Editor's Notes
A seach10 query can quickly help the student identify alternate or more specific keywords, develop a research vocabulary, and cultivate their skills with technology. It is an ideal starting point for students beginning their college academic experience, a familiar interface to introduce them to the unseen Deep Web they did not even know existed. It is a learning tool with real world application for students and another way that faculty might enjoy integrating information literacy in the classroom.
Some of our students already know which databases that best support their academic work and some databases so directly lend themselves to particular classes and assignments that they are explicitly addressed. However, our data indicates that a number of students are unsure of how to begin their research. They tell us in library classes that they prefer to begin with Google or Wikipedia for their familiarity and broad reach. We wanted to provide another option.
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