1. Heck with HAL: Open the Pod Bay Door to the Deep Web Yourself with Google’s Custom Search Dale Vidmar Information Literacy and Instruction Coordinator/ Education, Communication, and Health, Physical Education, & Leadership Librarian http://hanlib.sou.edu/dale/ vidmar@sou.edu www.sou.edu/~vidmar/onlinenw2009/vidmar.ppt Online Northwest 2009 February 13, 2009

2. Specialized Search Engine – search select sites Uses the expertise of the author Controls the results of a query Adds a human element into a search engine algorithm What is a Custom Search Engine (CSE)

3. Focus search on “good” sites Find specific information from a list of sites in a subject area Make a webliographies searchable Search deep Web sites Effectively assist others in finding better information Why Bother Creating a Custom Search Engine (CSE)

4. Place a search box on the site http://hanlib.sou.edu/documents/oregon.html Best of all, if you are a non-profit, government, or educational organization, you can create a CSE at no cost. Why Bother Creating a Custom Search Engine (CSE)

5. 1.Sign up for a Google AccountGoogle Account 2.Go to Google Custom Search EngineGoogle Custom Search Engine 3.Click Create a Custom Search Engine, and provide basic info— title, description, keywords, and languageCreate a Custom Search Engine 4.Select sites you want to search 9 Steps to Getting Started Creating a CSE Creating a CSE

6. 5.Create the URL Patterns to searchURL Patterns 6.Determine “What do you want to search?” - Only selected sites - The entire web, but emphasize your selected sites - The entire web 9 Steps to Getting Started Creating a CSE Creating a CSE

7. 7.Choose the free standard version-- 8.Read and check off the Terms of ServiceTerms of Service 9.Create your CSE, test it out, and edit or alter as necessary. 9 Steps to Getting Started Creating a CSE Creating a CSE

8. First Rule – Keep It Simple Smart www.ous.edu/onlinenw/* Searches the entire Online NW site Add Complexity as Necessary *.sou.edu/* Searches all the SOU site – www.sou.edu/ Also searches the SOU Hannon Library – hanlib.sou.edu/ Creating URL Patterns for a CSE

9. For day-to-day management of your search engine visit http://www.google.com/coop/manage/cse?cx=0013 46700164955841089:ibtagcb57bo http://www.google.com/coop/manage/cse?cx=0013 46700164955841089:ibtagcb57bo To incorporate your search engine into your site or blog, you can find the necessary code at http://www.google.com/coop/manage/cse/code?cx =001346700164955841089:ibtagcb57bo http://www.google.com/coop/manage/cse/code?cx =001346700164955841089:ibtagcb57bo What’s in the E-Mail after Creating a CSE?

10. To manage all your Custom Search Engines from your Google Personalized Homepage, add the Custom Search Console by visiting http://fusion.google.com/add?moduleurl=htt p%3A//www.google.com/coop/cse/manage_ gadget.xml http://fusion.google.com/add?moduleurl=htt p%3A//www.google.com/coop/cse/manage_ gadget.xml What’s in the E-Mail after Creating a CSE?

11. To manage all your Custom Search Engines from your Google Personalized Homepage, add the Custom Search Console by visiting http://fusion.google.com/add?moduleurl=http%3A/ /www.google.com/coop/cse/manage_gadget.xml http://fusion.google.com/add?moduleurl=http%3A/ /www.google.com/coop/cse/manage_gadget.xml What’s in the E-Mail after Creating a CSE?

12. Oregon State Government Resources http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=001346700164955841 089:cvvmf9tmacy Oregon State Government Resources http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=001346700164955841 089:cvvmf9tmacy US Newspaper Search: http://www.customsearchguide.com/cses/ngovboh-daq US Newspaper Search: http://www.customsearchguide.com/cses/ngovboh-daq Patient Medical Illness Search http://www.customsearchguide.com/cses/bzsujkxique Patient Medical Illness Search http://www.customsearchguide.com/cses/bzsujkxique Lilia Murray's Search Engine for History: http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=001517412307533037 157%3Agxzz2o3sa1c Lilia Murray's Search Engine for History: http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=001517412307533037 157%3Agxzz2o3sa1c Online Northwest Search: http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=001346700164955841 089:v32xbx7dzx8&hl=en Online Northwest Search: http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=001346700164955841 089:v32xbx7dzx8&hl=en CSE: Some Examples

13. What are URL Patterns and How Do I Use Them? http://www.google.com/support/customsearch/bin/answer.py? answer=71826&topic=11493 What are URL Patterns and How Do I Use Them? http://www.google.com/support/customsearch/bin/answer.py? answer=71826&topic=11493 Custom Search Help http://www.google.com/support/customsearch/ Custom Search Help http://www.google.com/support/customsearch/ Custom Search Guide.com http://www.customsearchguide.com/ Custom Search Guide.com http://www.customsearchguide.com/ Google Custom Search – Basics & Advanced http://www.google.com/coop/docs/cse/?hl=en Google Custom Search – Basics & Advanced http://www.google.com/coop/docs/cse/?hl=en Google Custom Search Engines http://www.stonetemple.com/articles/google-custom-search- engines.shtml Google Custom Search Engines http://www.stonetemple.com/articles/google-custom-search- engines.shtmlReferences

14. Heck with HAL: Open the Pod Bay Door to the Deep Web Yourself with Google’s Custom Search Dale Vidmar Information Literacy and Instruction Coordinator/ Education, Communication, and Health, Physical Education, & Leadership Librarian http://hanlib.sou.edu/dale/ vidmar@sou.edu www.sou.edu/~vidmar/onlinenw2009/vidmar.ppt Online Northwest 2009 February 13, 2009