Search Smarter with Google

Knowledge Session May 2012University of Groningen Library

Guus van den Brekel | digicmbCentral Medical Library UMCG

It’s not the same …

http://www.slideshare.net/Wowter/google-en-meer

Must See!

Introduction (on iPad)

Google Mobile Apphttp://www.google.com/mobile/

Voice SearchGogglesAppsHistorySettingsPreview

Introduction (on iPad)

Safari browser: Tablet | Classic

I am feeling luckySettingsAdvanced Search

The Basics

See the prezi

I embedded a Prezi in my presented Powerpoint with the Slidedynamic Plugin. Want to know how? http://prezi.com/hweudojjx9js/embed-prezi-in-powerpoint/

Easter Egg …

Type: “Google gravity” in Search box and choose “I am feeling Lucky” on the first result…..

Advanced Search & Tips

Advanced Search & Tips

define:

386/7

weather intime in

translate medezeggenschap engels

site:

filetype:

usd in euros

~ageing

stocks:

inurl:

intitle:

link:cache:

info:

Only use LOWER keys!

Advanced Search & Tips• “Quotes” phrases• Use more than 2 words and don’t be afraid’ to exclude terms• The minus sign – to leave certain results out• The three dots … number range• OR • * *wildcard*• ~ find related words • Site: only from this site, or –site: to exclude • Intitle: location of the term• Filtetype: pdf’s, doc, jpg …• Think like a document & predict the answer

(how would somebody write that down?• Validation-check re-run search with core topic and result

details to find more authoritative sources

More at: http://www.google.com/insidesearch/ &http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Search

Preview; Cache; Related

http://www.hackcollege.com/blog/2011/11/23/infographic-get-more-out-of-google.html

example 1. (poster OR "oral present*" OR keynote) "university medical * groningen" filetype:pdf

(for our Poster Portal project, finding UMCG posters and abstracts)http://www.rug.nl/bibliotheek/locaties/bibcmb/instructies_auteurs/posters/indexEvernote: https://www.evernote.com/pub/digicmb/UMCG

• How Google is used to search for scientific literature.Stats from http://atUMCG.cmb.med.rug.nl

Used search terms#2 no. 2 in result listAuthor namesJournal titlesTopicArticle titles

Google Scholar

SettingsRefworksLanguageLibrary LinksAdvanced Search in search box!

http://scholar.google.com/

My Citations

http://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en

Easter Egg …

Type: zerg rush in the search boxOrType: google sphere and choose I’m feeling lucky

Google Insights

Insights for search, who has an interest in what?

http://www.google.com/insights/http://www.google.com/trendshttp://www.google.com/publicdata/directory

More on Google Search …

• Google Inside Search http://www.google.com/insidesearch/• Do the “A Google a day” game, http://www.agoogleaday.com/• Live Training Google Search Webinars:

http://www.google.com/insidesearch/searcheducation/training.html

It is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles; if you do not know your enemies but do know yourself, you will win one and lose one; if you do not know your enemies nor yourself, you will be imperiled in every single battle Sun Tze, The Art of War (6th century BC)