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7/30/07 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

By Robin Hartman, Associate LibrarianDarling 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

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Lesser Used Databases of Google

ImagesVideoNewsMapsBooks

GroupsLabsProductsScholarDirectory

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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

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Images

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http://images.google.com

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About Google Images

Google analyzes Text on the web page adjacent to the imageCaptionsOther factors

It’s not fool proof!Get more info online at http://images.google.com/help/faq_images.html

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Video

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http://video.google.com

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About Google VideoGoogle analyzes

Text on the web page adjacent to the videoCaptionsOther factors

Option to use Google’s SafeSearch Filtering (moderate or strict modes)Get more info online at http://video.google.com/video_about.html

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News

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http://news.google.com

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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”.

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About Google News - Home

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About Google News

You get different

sources & views for

each story.

When you chose to “Browse Top Stories” from the Google News Homepage you

leave your original search terms behind.

Browse by topic using

the left sidebar.

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About Google News

Indexed web news in EnglishNo human interventionNews alert service availableGet more info at: http://news.google.com/intl/en_us/about_google_news.html

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Maps

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http://maps.google.comSeveral views

available

Can search using keywords, addresses, map coordinates,

business names, & etc.

Get driving directions from one location to another.

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About Google Maps

Mapping technology is sourced largely from from NAVTEQ and TeleAtlasLocal business info is compiled from web search results, U.S. Yellow Pages, and directly from businesses themselvesSatellite map data can be 1-3 years oldGet more info online at http://maps.google.com/support/

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Books

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http://books.google.com/

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About Google BooksResults can include either excerpts or full text of books Displays links of bookstores and libraries where each book can be foundResults 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

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Groups

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http://groups.google.com

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About Google Groups

Separate from the webSearches 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

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Labs

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http://labs.google.com/

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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

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Products

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http://www.google.com/products

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Two views avaialable: Grid View and List ViewSort by priceSpecify price rangeGroup by store or productModify (expand or narrow) your search

About Google Products

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About Google Products

Beta – they want feedback!Ranks store sites based on relevanceThey do not accept payment for placement within search resultsGet more info at: http://www.google.com/products/intl/en_us/about.html

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Scholar

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http://scholar.google.com

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About Google ScholarResults taken from scholarly literatureGoogle ranks articles by weighing:

Full textAuthorPublication in which article appearsNumber of article’s citations in other scholarly literature

More info: http://images.google.com/help/faq_images.html

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

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About Google Directory (Open Directory)

Web directory (not a search engine)Human-editedLists and categorizes web sitesNo rankingAlso used by AOL search, Netscape search, HotBot, Lycos, and othersMore info: http://www.Google.Com/dirhelp.Html

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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/

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See More Google

This is one of three presentations on google search tips. Others include:

Lesser used featuresLesser used databasesAdvanced functions