Getting the most out of Google in SMU and beyond

Rajen Munoo

Ruth Pagell

Priyanka Sharma

October 20101

Course Objectives

By the end of this course you know how to:• Search more efficiently and effectively using new

techniques• Use tools such as Google Books, Google Scholar

and Wikipedia for research• Transfer library skills to the web• Evaluate websites

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Research Rule 1

You have a

responsibility to know what you are

looking for

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General Tips

• There is often no one “RIGHT” answer

• There is often no one “RIGHT” source

• There is often no one “RIGHT” search technique

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Getting Started

• Planning your search strategy

– How to search• Basic • Phrase

– How to formulate search strings

– How to combine words and phrases

– How to use advanced searching

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