Power Searching The Internet: The Librarian’s Quick Guide

115 Pages·2019·3.563 MB·English

by  Nicole Hennig

Power Searching the Internet

Power Searching the
Internet
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THE LIBRARIAN S QUICK GUIDE
Nicole Hennig
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Contents
Introduction vii
1. UsingGoogleEffectively 1
SpecialFeatures 1
AdvancedSearchFeatures 5
Personalization 13
PrivacyofYourGoogleData 17
OtherPrivacyTools 23
2. UsingOtherGoogleSitesEffectively 25
GoogleNews 25
GoogleTranslate 29
GoogleBooks 32
GoogleScholar 36
GoogleMaps 38
3. MultimediaSearching 45
GoogleImagesSearch 45
FindingImageswithLicensesThatAllowReuse 48
ReverseImageSearch 51
SearchingforVideosonGoogle 54
YouTubeFilters 56
VimeoSearch 60
4. SocialMediaSearching 61
TwitterSearch 61
FacebookasaSearchEngine 65
InstagramSearch 71
PinterestSearch 77
5. FindingOldWebsites 83
UsingtheWaybackMachinefromInternetArchive 83
UsingGoogle'sCache 86
vi Contents
6. Data,Statistics,Comparisons 89
UsingWolframAlpha 89
7. Conclusion 93
ThingstoRemember 93
Resources—LearningMore 94
Notes 97
Index 101
Introduction
EveryoneknowshowtodashoffaquickGooglesearch,butdoyouknow
how to go deeper when searching the internet? This book will show you
how to search for many types of information effectively: websites, news,
images,videos,statistics,maps,books,definitions,translations,andmore.
With examples and how-to tips, you’ll learn to effectively search Google,
socialmediasites,WolframAlpha,andotherinternetsearchtools.
Many people aren’t familiar with advanced features and filtering options
ofsearchtoolsontheinternet.Thisbookwillshowyouwheretofindthose
optionsandhowtousethemeffectively.We’llcoverthefollowing:
(cid:129) UsingGoogleeffectively.
(cid:129) Using other Google sites: Google News, Google Translate, Google
Books,GoogleScholar,andGoogleMaps.
(cid:129) Searchingforimagesandvideos.
(cid:129) SocialmediasearchingofTwitter,Facebook,Instagram,andPinterest.
(cid:129) Finding old websites using the Wayback Machine and Google’s
cache.
(cid:129) Searchingfordata,statistics,andcomparisons,usingWolframAlpha.
I’llsummarizewithsomeguidelinesthatapplytoanyinternetsearchtool,
ideasforusingthisguideforlibraryinstruction,andalistofresourcesfor
learningmore.
Afterreadingthisbookyouwill:
(cid:129) KnowhowtosearchGoogleandothersearchenginesmoreeffectively.
(cid:129) Knowhowtoprotectyourprivacywhensearching.
(cid:129) Be familiar with some of the hidden features and filters offered by
searchtoolscoveredinthisbook.
(cid:129) Knowaboutseveraldifferentfreesearchtoolsandwhentouseeach.
(cid:129) Haveinformationyoucanusetoteachyourpatronsaboutsearching.
viii Introduction
Onethingtokeepinmindwhilereadingthisbookisthatfeaturesofinter-
netsearchtoolschangefrequently,soit’slikelythatsomeoftheoptionsI
discuss in this book will have changed by the time you read this.
However,themainconceptsstaythesame.I’llsummarizethoseconcepts
inthefinalchapter.
I hope that you’ll find these methods useful in all of your own searching
andalsowhenhelpinglibraryusers.Enjoyreadingthisbookandbecoming
apowersearcher!
Chapter 1
Using Google Effectively
Special Features
Search Predictions
WhenyoudashoffaquickGooglesearch,oneofthefirstthingsyou
noticeisthatGooglebeginstoaddwordstowhatyoutypeinamenu
that appears below the search box. This is handy when it suggests
words that you were planning to type anyway, or when you need
suggestionsforhowyoumightphraseyoursearch.(Ifyoudon’tsee
any predictions, it’s possible that theword you aresearching for is
toonewornotpopularenoughtogeneratepredictions.)
Forexample,ifyoutype“solarpoweredairconditioner,”itshows
theseoptions(andmore)inamenubelowthesearchbox:
(cid:129) solarpoweredairconditionerforrv
(cid:129) solarpoweredairconditionerforcar
(cid:129) solarpoweredairconditionerforcamping
(cid:129) solarpoweredairconditionerwindowunit
(cid:129) solarpoweredairconditionerunit
(cid:129) solarpoweredairconditionerdiy
(cid:129) solarpoweredairconditionerapartment
Googlecallsthese“searchpredictions.”Youmightwonderhowit
generates these. According to Google’s documentation, they are
basedonthreethings:
(cid:129) Whatotherpeoplearesearchingfor,includingtrendingstories
(cid:129) ThecontentofwebpagesindexedbyGoogle