This document provides an overview of Google search strategies and search engines. It discusses how students typically conduct searches, focusing on a single search engine and keywords rather than additional search techniques. Various Google search strategies are then outlined, including using quotation marks for phrases, operators like + - and (), and limiting searches by file type, date range, or site. Other Google tools like News, Books and Scholar are briefly described. The document encourages the reader to practice advanced search techniques and bookmark resources using Delicious before the next in-person meeting.

1. Finding the best on the webGoogle search strategies & search enginesMILI 2010-2011LeAnn Suchyleann@metronet.lib.mn.us

2. ReminderLinks in MILI Wiki, under Month 3

3. The way students searchStudents want one-stop shopDon’t often think of additional keywords or search strategies

4. 21st Century LiteraciesWorksheets you can use with studentsIdentifying Keywords, Synonyms, &Key Phrases

5. 21st Century LiteraciesCreating An Effective Search Statement Worksheet

6. How Google worksGooglebot “crawls” billions of web pages and indexes themThe indexed pages are searchableResults are relevancy rankedOver 200 factors determine relevancy, including popularity

8. Google search strategiesDo not need “and” between termsOrder matters, most prominent firstIgnore punctuation

9. Google search strategiesUse quotes for exact phrases+ & - to include and exclude words

10. Google search strategiesEither OR (must type in caps)Use parentheses to enclose concepts

11. Google search strategiesLimit to website with site:Limit to domain with site: com, edu, org, govGoogle search strategiesDon’t forget the minus symbol to exclude some domains

12. Google search strategiesLimit to type of file

13. Google search strategiesLimit to range of numbers with ..

14. Google GuideMany other ways to limit searches:intitleintextallinurlrelated pagesauthorsource

15. Google search strategiesGoogle can be your dictionary with define:

16. Google search strategiesGoogle can be your calculator

18. Google search strategies

19. Google Advanced Search

21. Google News

24. Google News Archive Search

27. Things about Google NewsSome articles will be pay per viewThe archives are not all inclusive; only some information availableWhen we talk about databases you’ll see a difference between what is here and what is there

28. Google Books

31. Things about Google BooksMany items are not full textBut they do have links to librariesQuality of the scanned items is good, but you may find some that are hard to read

32. Google Scholar

34. Things about Google ScholarNot all items are full text – many are citations or lead you to places you can purchase full textDon’t assume you have to purchase the item, bring the citation to the libraryWhen we look at databases next month you’ll see the difference between them and Scholar

35. Between now and our meeting…Look at all the stuff under Month 3 in the wiki, including assignmentsUse some Advanced Search tips when searching GoogleAnd BLOG!

36. When we meet in-person…You’ll learn how to use Delicious to organize your bookmarksNext in-person meetings (always available on the wiki in the Calendar):Sanford - Monday, Oct 11th, 4:45-6:45pmSouth - Tuesday, Oct 26th, 4-6pmSouthwest - Thursday, Oct 28th, 4-6pm