Power Searching the Internet: The Librarian's Quick Guide

by Nicole Hennig

Overview

Learn how to help your library patrons deepen their internet searches to more effectively find information, images, videos, statistics, maps, books, definitions, translations, and more.

You know how to dash off a quick Google search, but do you know how to go further with your searching to get everything you actually need?

Written in an engaging, conversational tone, this handy guide introduces you to shortcuts and some of the hidden features and filters offered by many search tools—such as limiting by site, domain, or date—and to several free but little-known search tools. With concrete examples and practical how-to tips, you'll learn to effectively search Google, Wolfram Alpha, social media platforms, and other internet search tools—and how to teach your patrons to do the same. The information comprised in this volume can be easily shared with patrons to help them in their searches and may be used in information literacy courses.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781440866975
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	12/07/2018
Pages:	120
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.24(d)

About the Author

Nicole Hennig, an independent user experience professional, helps librarians and educators to effectively use technology through her online courses, books, and webinars. She worked for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Libraries for 14 years.

Table of Contents

Introduction vii

Part 1 Using Google Effectively 1

Special Features 1

Advanced Search Features 5

Personalization 13

Privacy of Your Google Data 17

Other Privacy Tools 23

Part 2 Using Other Google Sites Effectively 25

Google News 25

Google Translate 29

Google Books 32

Google Scholar 36

Google Maps 38

Part 3 Multimedia Searching 45

Google Images Search 45

Finding Images with Licenses That Allow Reuse 48

Reverse Image Search 51

Searching for Videos on Google 54

YouTube Filters 56

Vimeo Search 60

Part 4 Social Media Searching 61

Twitter Search 61

Facebook as a Search Engine 65

Instagram Search 71

Pinterest Search 77

Part 5 Finding Old Websites 83

Using the Wayback Machine from Internet Archive 83

Using Google's Cache 86

Part 6 Data, Statistics, Comparisons 89

Using Wolfram Alpha 89

Part 7 Conclusion 93

Things to Remember 93

Resources - Learning Move 94

Notes 97

Index 101

Editorial Reviews

A particularly good resource for librarians who educate patrons about search habits, it reveals new sides to services that many people already know about.” —American Libraries

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