While Google remains one of the Internet's most useful tools, it does have its limitations and frustrations. With its focus on the bottom line, Google has no qualms about discontinuing your favorite tools (e.g., Google Reader, iGoogle, etc.) or search features (e.g., Translated foreign pages) with (relatively) short notice. Additionally, Google Search doesn't (yet) find absolutely everything, so it's good to have multiple tools and strategies in your reference librarian tool belt. This program will provide some alternatives to the Google gargantua and describe how, when, and why to steer clear of it and navigate to other ports of information. Presented at the Ohio Library Council Chapter Conferences 2014.

1. Program Description
While Google remains one of the Internet's most useful tools, it does have its
limitations and frustrations. With its focus on the bottom line, Google has no
qualms about discontinuing your favorite tools (e.g., Google Reader, iGoogle,
etc.) or search features (e.g., Translated foreign pages) with (relatively) short
notice. Additionally, Google Search doesn't (yet) find absolutely everything, so
it's good to have multiple tools and strategies in your reference librarian tool
belt. This program will provide some alternatives to the Google gargantua and
describe how, when, and why to steer clear of it and navigate to other ports of
information.

2. Getting Beyond Google
Alternatives to
the Internet
Juggernaut
Ohio Library Council
Chapter Conferences
2014
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/Merkava3dKasag003.jpg

3. Don Boozer
KnowItNow24x7
Bill Meltzer
Worthington Libraries

4. Chuck & Beans comic by Brian G.

5. FULL
DISCLOSURE

6. “Hi. My name is { }.
And I’m
a Google user.”

7. You?

9. Convenient

10. Ubiquitous

11. Integrated

12. Powerful

13. Free

14. “Free”…??

15. …or is it ??
http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Chernabog

16. Image:
http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/map_of_the_week/2013/03/google_reader_joins_graveyard_of_dead_google_products.html

18. Search

19. http://money.cnn.com/infographic/technology/what-is-the-deep-
web/?iid=EL

21. Search Engine Optimization
& Personalization
& Filter Bubbles

24. duckduckgo.com

27. ixquick.com

28. startpage.com

30. blekko.com

34. millionshort.com

35. millionshort.com

36. bing.com

37. bing.com

40. bingiton.com

41. Karen Blakeman Search Strategies
http://www.rba.co.uk/search/compare.shtml

42. Make it easy to make a
choice.
e.g., in Firefox...

43. Specialized
Search

44. wolframalpha.com

47. Go straight to the source…
Trademarks? Patents? USPTO.gov
# of people working in manufacturing in Ohio?
Bureau of Labor Statistics (bls.gov)
Best car to buy? Edmunds.com, kbb.com...
Artwork? Louvre, National Gallery of Art…
Legislation? THOMAS, FindLaw…
Science info? Science.gov…
and so on, and so on...

48. Books

50. hathitrust.org

51. archive.org/details/texts

53. Alternatives
to Drive

54. dropbox.com

55. box.com

56. onedrive.live.com

57. zoho.com

58. Recommended Resources
Karen Blakeman
Anything but Google: you can say “NO” to Google
www.slideshare.net/KarenBlakeman/anything-but-google-you-can-say-no-to-google
OEDb: Open Education Database
Research Beyond Google:
119 Authoritative, Invisible and Comprehensive Resources
oedb.org/ilibrarian/research-beyond-google/

59. Slides available at
http://www.slideshare.net/donboozer
Handout
(PDF)
available at
http://bit.ly/PUTgCW

60. Don Boozer
KnowItNow24x7
don@cpl.org
Bill Meltzer
Worthington Libraries
wmeltzer@worthingtonlibraries.org
Thank You!
Questions?