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Google Search Tips: Lesser Used Databases

Google Search Tips: Lesser Used Databases. By Robin Hartman, Associate Librarian Darling Library – Hope International University Adapted from “A Google Gambol” (Internet Librarian 2003) Greg Notess, Creator, Search Engine Showdown & Reference Librarian, Montana State University

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Google Search Tips: Lesser Used Databases

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  1. Google Search Tips:Lesser Used Databases By Robin Hartman, Associate Librarian Darling Library – Hope International University Adapted from “A Google Gambol” (Internet Librarian 2003) Greg Notess, Creator, Search Engine Showdown & Reference Librarian, Montana State University Updated by Bethany Ahlberg 7/30/07

  2. Lesser Used Databases of Google • Groups • Labs • Products • Scholar • Directory • Images • Video • News • Maps • Books

  3. One Search – Many Databases • For most of these Google databases we will use one search term: “science olympiad” • The quotation marks will require these words to appear together in this order

  4. Images

  5. http://images.google.com

  6. About Google Images • Google analyzes • Text on the web page adjacent to the image • Captions • Other factors • It’s not fool proof! • Get more info online at http://images.google.com/help/faq_images.html

  7. Video

  8. http://video.google.com

  9. About Google Video • Google analyzes • Text on the web page adjacent to the video • Captions • Other factors • Option to use Google’s SafeSearch Filtering (moderate or strict modes) • Get more info online at http://video.google.com/video_about.html

  10. News

  11. http://news.google.com

  12. About Google News The default is to sort by relevance. This means that the story that matches closest to your search term floats to the top of the list. To see the most recent stories first, click “Sort by date”.

  13. About Google News - Home

  14. When you chose to “Browse Top Stories” from the Google News Homepage you leave your original search terms behind. About Google News You get different sources & views for each story. Browse by topic using the left sidebar.

  15. About Google News • Indexed web news in English • No human intervention • News alert service available • Get more info at: http://news.google.com/intl/en_us/about_google_news.html

  16. Maps

  17. Can search using keywords, addresses, map coordinates, business names, & etc. http://maps.google.com Several views available Get driving directions from one location to another.

  18. About Google Maps • Mapping technology is sourced largely from from NAVTEQ and TeleAtlas • Local business info is compiled from web search results, U.S. Yellow Pages, and directly from businesses themselves • Satellite map data can be 1-3 years old • Get more info online at http://maps.google.com/support/

  19. Books

  20. http://books.google.com/

  21. About Google Books • Results can include either excerpts or full text of books • Displays links of bookstores and libraries where each book can be found • Results come from two sources • Google books partner program - • Google books library project • Get more info online at http://images.google.com/help/faq_images.html

  22. Groups

  23. http://groups.google.com

  24. About Google Groups • Separate from the web • Searches usenet and news groups • This can be useful when searching for a particular error message and hints for solutions • Get more info online at http://groups.google.com/googlegroups/tour3/index.html

  25. Labs

  26. http://labs.google.com/

  27. About Google Labs • Cool new things google engineers are trying out • All prototypes not ready for primetime or even beta status • For more info: http://labs.google.com/faq.html

  28. Products

  29. http://www.google.com/products

  30. About Google Products • Two views avaialable: Grid View and List View • Sort by price • Specify price range • Group by store or product • Modify (expand or narrow) your search

  31. About Google Products • Beta – they want feedback! • Ranks store sites based on relevance • They do not accept payment for placement within search results • Get more info at:http://www.google.com/products/intl/en_us/about.html

  32. Scholar

  33. http://scholar.google.com

  34. About Google Scholar • Results taken from scholarly literature • Google ranks articles by weighing: • Full text • Author • Publication in which article appears • Number of article’s citations in other scholarly literature • More info: http://images.google.com/help/faq_images.html

  35. Directory: http://directory.google.com/

  36. About Google Directory (Open Directory) • Web directory (not a search engine) • Human-edited • Lists and categorizes web sites • No ranking • Also used by AOL search, Netscape search, HotBot, Lycos, and others • More info: http://www.Google.Com/dirhelp.Html

  37. Search Engine Showdown • For in depth information on how Google and other web search engines work, go to Greg Notess’ Search Engine Showdown: The User’s Guide to Web Searching at http://www.searchengineshowdown.com/

  38. See More Google • This is one of three presentations on google search tips. Others include: • Lesser used features • Lesser used databases • Advanced functions

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