A general class on using Google search, including tips on applying advanced search features such as Boolean searching and other special operator symbols. Class also includes information of the different types of Google search, such as News, Maps, Flights, Books, and Google Scholar. Designed for an adult audience in a library setting.
8. There are many different searches
Web
News Maps
Videos
Books
Images
9. How Google Thinks:
Everything is
connected with AND
Treasure AND Chest
AND Gold AND Silver
Google will try to find a
page with all of the words
Ignores most
punctuation
Blackbeard AND
pirate AND net
Some punctuation works,
but most doesn’t
The first word is more important than the second…
11. Look for the Search Tools
The Search tools let you do more with your current
search. Each different search has different tools.
12. Google Pros Use Operators
Operators are special symbols and words that narrow down
your results and save you time
Quotation
Marks
The Dash
site: related:
*
OR
Either Word
Search
Asterisk
filetype:
@ “At” Symbol
# Hashtag
(Pound)
13. When you want the search
words in the exact order.
Quotation
Marks
Movie titles Song titles
Song lyricsNames
Book titles Book titles
14. When you want to hide
something from the results.
The Dash
You can get rid of more than one
word in the search
15. When you want to fill in the
blank. A “wildcard”.
Asterisk
Anywhere you put an * Google
will fill it in with a word before
or after the *.
Great when
used with
the “quotes”
operator
16. When you want to find
popular trending topics.
Hashtag
Popularized by Twitter, the hashtag
lets you search for popular phrases or
words that “tag” a social media post
#
17. When you want to find
social tags (Twitter).
“At”
Symbol
Search for a particular social
media account and its posts
across different sites.
@
18. When you only want to
search in a single site or type
of site (domain)
site:
site:wikipedia.org
site:.edu
site:tumblr.com
NO SPACES
All connected
Search terms can
go before or after
19. When you want to find a
similar website.
NO SPACES
All connected
Search terms can
go before or after
related:
Great for looking for new sites
20. When you want to find a
type of file on the web.
pdf
NO SPACES
All connected
Search terms can
go before or after
filetype:
doc
ppt
Documents you can’t
change
Documents you can
change
Presentations
23. News Search
Limits search to news sites and providers.
For more articles
about the same
story, click on
Explore in depth.
24. Image Search
You can search
for all types of
images with
Google.
TIP: All search
operators also
work in image
search.
25. Image Search: Color Filters
Use the color filter to narrow down what images
you want. TIP: Use “Transparent” to avoid white
boxy backgrounds when copied.
29. Don’t know where you want to go? Enter a
departure point and the map will show prices for
flying to other locations.
30. Hotels Search
You can search for hotels and similar
accommodations through Google.
Filters
31. Google Maps (maps.google.com)
When you want to find a place, or when you
want o look at places all around the world.
You don’t need an address.
You can use words like
“food” or “store”
33. When you want to know
how to get somewhere.
Directions
You’ll need to start and end
somewhere.
You can choose how you get
where you want to go.
34. When you want to see what
a place looks like.
Street View
You’ll need to click and drag
the yellow guy to the street.
35.
36. Google Scholar (scholar.google.com)
When you want to good sources for homework
assignments or want to read academic (school)
documents, reports, patents, and laws.
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