The Gamut of

Agenda

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

Google like a Librarian

“Google well. Google Knowledgably. Google creatively. Google like a Librarian.”

--Jill Cirasella, 2008

Googling like a librarian involves:

• Knowing when to use Google• Choosing the appropriate Google tool• Using that tool effectively and

efficiently

Searching & Collections

• Little things • For ready reference• Google Advanced Search• Google Scholar• Books • Magazines

Sometimes, it’s the little things

• ~ Synonyms • - NOT (omit a word from

results)• “” Exact Phrase• * Wildcard (missing words)• II OR • .. Numeric range

“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

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

Google Advanced Search

• “My biology teacher wants me to find out more about the government’s nanotechnology research initiatives”

• Limit to government information

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!”

Google Magazines

• Searchable in Google Books• Hundreds of titles available • Some favorites include: Baseball Digest,

Life, and The Weekly World News

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

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?”

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Searching news archives

Relative!

Testimonials

• Let’s share some “Google saved the day” searching stories!

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.

Google tools

• Trends• News• Reader• Plus• Scholar• Magazines• Drive• igoogle

• Books• Calendar • Chat • Chrome • Docs • Earth• Finance• Gmail

Google tools for collaboration

• Back office operations• Collaborating at a distance• Sharing or surveying patrons• With other librarians, teachers,

professors, faculty, community

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

Google Documents

• Create, edit and store: • Forms• Spreadsheets• Documents• Presentations

Communicating with Google

• Google Chat• Google Voice• Google +• Google Meet Up

Google Forms for surveys and assessments

• Quick and easy to create• Multiple question/response formats• Aggregates data in both visual and

spreadsheet formats

Questions? Comments?

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/

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

Keeping up with Google

• Wired– http://www.wired.com/

• Often has Google related columns and features

• Google InsideSearch– http://www.google.com/insidesearch/

Thank You for Attending!• Questions?Questions?• Educational Services• 1.800.999.8558• e-mail:

russell.palmer@lyrasis.org

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