This document provides an overview of how to search and use Google tools like a librarian. It discusses searching effectively using keywords and operators, as well as specialized search tools for books, news, and scholarly articles. The document also outlines collaboration tools from Google like Documents, Drive, and Forms that can be used to share and work on documents and surveys. It concludes by offering resources for keeping up with new Google products and services.

1. The Gamut of

2. Agenda
• Google—searching and “collections”
• Google tools
• Applying Google tools day to day
• Collaborating with Google
• Resources

3. Google like a Librarian
“Google well. Google Knowledgably. Google
creatively. Google like a Librarian.”
--Jill Cirasella, 2008

4. Googling like a librarian involves:
• Knowing when to use Google
• Choosing the appropriate Google tool
• Using that tool effectively and efficiently

5. Searching & Collections
• Little things
• For ready reference
• Google Advanced Search
• Google Scholar
• Books
• Magazines

6. Sometimes, it’s the little things
•~ Synonyms
•- NOT (omit a word from results)
• “” Exact Phrase
•* Wildcard (missing words)
• II OR
• .. Numeric range

7. “key”words
• related: Find similar sites
• site: Search within a site
• filetype: Search for a file type
• define: Find the definition of a word
• stocks: Find a stock quote
• phonebook: Find a phone number
• allintitle: Find words only in the title

8. Ready Reference
• What time is it in Barcelona?
• Is US Airways flight 3771 on time?
• US Dollars to Euros?
• Lots more—from sports scores to patents:
• http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/features.html

9. Google Advanced Search
• “My biology teacher wants me to find out
more about the government’s
nanotechnology research initiatives”
• Limit to government information

10. Google Books
• For that last minute reading need-
• “I really need to read Dante’s Inferno by 3
PM tomorrow. All your copies are out, and it
isn’t at the bookstore anymore!”

11. Google Magazines
• Searchable in Google Books
• Hundreds of titles available
• Some favorites include: Baseball Digest, Life, and
The Weekly World News

12. Google Scholar
• “My book manuscript is due to the publisher today!
Can you please help me find this citation—the
article is by Lanting and its something to do with
dating cremated bone!”
• Sound familiar?
• Google Scholar
• http://www.google.com/scholar

13. Google News & Genealogy
• Google News Search
• http://news.google.com/
• Has a news archive functionality
• “My dear Great, Great Grandmother Alice
sadly met her death in a fire in Chicago in
the 1890’s. Can you help me find
information about that fire?”

14. Searching news archives
Relative!
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16. Testimonials
• Let’s share some “Google saved the day”
searching stories!

17. Some Google tools
• http://www.google.com/intl/en/about/products/index.html
• What are you using already?
• What haven’t you seen before? Take 15 minutes and explore this url.
Look at 3 Google tools that are new to you. Place your comments in the
chat.

18. Google tools
• Books • Trends
• Calendar • News
• Chat • Reader
• Chrome • Plus
• Docs • Scholar
• Earth • Magazines
• Finance • Drive
• Gmail • igoogle

19. Google tools for collaboration
• Back office operations
• Collaborating at a distance
• Sharing or surveying patrons
• With other librarians, teachers, professors,
faculty, community

20. Google Drive
• Store files in multiple formats
– 5GB free, 25 GB, $2.50/mo.
• Download Google Drive software to manage
files between PC and Drive
• Manage and share files and documents “in
the cloud”
• Collaborate

21. Google Documents
• Create, edit and store:
• Forms
• Spreadsheets
• Documents
• Presentations

22. Communicating with Google
• Google Chat
• Google Voice
• Google +
• Google Meet Up

23. Google Forms for surveys and
assessments
• Quick and easy to create
• Multiple question/response formats
• Aggregates data in both visual and
spreadsheet formats

24. Questions? Comments?

25. The bigger picture-Google for
Non-Profits
• Non profits must apply
• Benefits:
• Free or discounted version of Google Apps for your
organization
• Free Adwords advertising
• Premium branding and increased uploads on
YouTube
• Free licensing for Google Earth and Maps API
• http://www.google.com/nonprofits/

26. Keeping up with Google
• The Official Google Blog
• http://googleblog.blogspot.com/
• Lifehacker
• http://lifehacker.com/
– A general technology blog, with good articles on
Google

27. Keeping up with Google
• Wired
– http://www.wired.com/
• Often has Google related columns and
features
• Google InsideSearch
– http://www.google.com/insidesearch/

28. Thank You for Attending!
• Questions?
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