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:

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 Advanced Book Search “I am searching for the map that draws the Newcombe-Paulet line from 1923 describing the border between Syria, Lebanon and Palestine. More specifically, the map that shows the demarcation of the border stones according the Newcombe-Paulet survey”

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

Google News & Genealogy Google News Search 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?”

15 Searching news archives Relative!

Google Image Search Search by image Search by background color Advanced image search features

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

Some Google tools 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(7/13) Plus Scholar Magazines Drive Igoogle (11/13) 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, $2.49/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

Keeping up with Google The Official Google Blog Lifehacker –A general technology blog, with good articles on Google

Keeping up with Google Wired – Often has Google related columns and features Google InsideSearch –

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