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EQS Presentation - Extreme Googling
May 28, 2008 03:57 PM | GeneralTom Coffee, Software Development Specialist
Extreme Googling: Tips & Tricks for Expert Searching
This presentation was given by Martha E. Hardy of the Bio-Medial Library at the U of M. She described a few myths regarding Google, such as “All published information is retrievable via Google searching” (what about subscription databases?). She also went on to discuss advanced Google searching techniques, e.g. using search operators like -, +, OR, ~, “ “, *, and .., as well as how to limit a search to a particular domain or file type. Last, the presenter discussed searching Google Scholar, Google Books, Google U. S. Government, and Google Patents.
There were many questions from the audience that addressed issues from a librarian’s perspective. They were much more granular. Maybe ½ of the information I had learned 5+ years ago, but it was good to get an update. For instance, when I learned Google U. S. Government search it was called Uncle Sam. The Google search features have been upgraded as well. Also, Google patents search was new to me. Over all it was informative, and helpful. Please see the EQS site for more details.
Extreme Googling: Tips & Tricks for Expert Searching
This presentation was given by Martha E. Hardy of the Bio-Medial Library at the U of M. She described a few myths regarding Google, such as “All published information is retrievable via Google searching” (what about subscription databases?). She also went on to discuss advanced Google searching techniques, e.g. using search operators like -, +, OR, ~, “ “, *, and .., as well as how to limit a search to a particular domain or file type. Last, the presenter discussed searching Google Scholar, Google Books, Google U. S. Government, and Google Patents.
There were many questions from the audience that addressed issues from a librarian’s perspective. They were much more granular. Maybe ½ of the information I had learned 5+ years ago, but it was good to get an update. For instance, when I learned Google U. S. Government search it was called Uncle Sam. The Google search features have been upgraded as well. Also, Google patents search was new to me. Over all it was informative, and helpful. Please see the EQS site for more details.
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