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Googling Effectively for Your Research by Patrick Pu 19th March 2021, Friday, 11am – 1230pm, via Zoom
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1. Google Search WORKSHEET
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2. Google Scholar
3. Google Images
4. Quick Answers
D I S C L A I M E R
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accounts.google.com/SignUp
Google Search
google.com
Not critical:
• Spelling
Specific search • Capitalization Punctuation is
(no space in between): ignore, except:
• site • @ social media
• related • $ price
• OR • # hashtags
• cache • – exclude words
• filetype • “” exact match
• intitle • * wildcards or
unknown words
• .. Range
The Wayback Machine by Internet Archive
@ http://web.archive.org
support.google.com/websearch/answer/35891?hl=en&ref_topic=3081620
Search methods:
• Type word(s)
• Say “OK Google” or Context-
tab Microphone sensitive:
Top of the page (via app) • Filters
• Tools
Search filters & settings • Settings
Search results & ads Search results:
• Title
• URL
Bottom of the page • Snippet
Update your location,
click:
• Use precise location, or
• Update location
google.com/advanced_search
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SafeSearch:
• Show explicit results
(default)
• Hide explicit results
Usage rights:
• not filtered by licence (default)
• free to use or share
• free to use or share, even commercially
• free to use, share or modify
• free to use, share or modify, even
commercially
Do you know how to … A. Perform specific search B. Use operators C. Filter and refine search results D. Use Advanced Search E. Putting it all together
using or using OR
marathon
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race
< marathon
√ √
race
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or
more result
WHY?
marathon or race marathon OR race
marathon AND or AND race marathon OR raceGoogle Scholar
scholar.google.com
Unlike which is the web search engine,
searches for scholarly literature
Features of Google Scholar (GS) [1]:
• Search all scholarly literature from one convenient place
• Explore related works, citations, authors, and publications
• Locate the complete document through your library or on the web
• Keep up with recent developments in any area of research
• Check who's citing your publications, create a public author profile
[1] “About Google Scholar.” https://scholar.google.com/intl/en/scholar/about.html (accessed Aug. 06, 2020).scholar.google.com
Types:
• Articles
• Conference papers
• Theses
• Academic Books
Sources: • Pre-prints
• Academic publishers • Abstracts
• Professional societies • Technical reports
Multi- • Online repositories • Other scholarly literature
• University repositories • Court opinions
disciplinary • Other web sites • Patentsscholar.google.com
ScholarBank@NUS
Update frequency: is indexed by GS
• Several times a week
• Updates to existing records take
6-9 months to a year or longer
GS Button:
No indication of specific: • Chrome
• Publishers allintitle:"google scholar" • Firefox
• Journals
Author Profile:
refer to Research Impact coverage comparisons
“To check current coverage of a specific source in Google Scholar, search for a sample of
their article titles in quotes.”https://scholar.google.com/intl/en/scholar/help.html
Inclusion & Corrections Though retrieved many,
but ONLY show up to 1,000 results
author:“xxx"
Filtering by:
• Time
• Relevance
Email alerthttps://scholar.google.com/intl/en/scholar/help.html
Full-text
Find It! @NUS Libraries
[Steps: Settings > Library links >
search “nus”]
Cite
Citation counts Citation export to Zotero/EndNote/Mendeley
[Steps: GS Settings > Search results > Bibliography manager >
Show links to import citations into…]https://scholar.google.com/intl/en/scholar/help.html
Full-text
Find It! @NUS Libraries
[Steps: Settings > Library links >
search “nus”]
Cite
Citation counts Citation export to Zotero/EndNote/Mendeley
[Steps: GS Settings > Search results > Bibliography manager >
Show links to import citations into…]https://scholar.google.com.sg/#d=gs_asd
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2https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=top_venues&hl=en&vq=en
Top 100 publications in several languages in a subject area | 5 years h-index and h-median
Scholar Metrics are
currently based on its
index as it was in June
2020
[Steps: GS Menu > Metrics]https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=list_classic_articles&hl=en&by=2006
10 most-cited papers in a subject area have stood the test of time | published 2006 based on index May 2017
Highly-cited papers in
their area of research
[Steps: Google.com
> search “classic papers”]https://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch001378.htm
Better results? Try searching in Incognito Mode
New Incognito Window Private Browsing/Window
New Private Window New InPrivate Browsing/Windowstartpage.com
Searching Google, but not using GoogleDo you know how to … A. Use Find It! @NUS Libraries B. Configure citation export C. Find author D. Create alert E. Use Advanced Search F. View Top Publications G. Locate Classic Papers
Google Images
images.google.com
Reverse image searchimages.google.com
Filtered by:
• Size
• Colour
• Usage rightsimages.google.com
Uploaded images
or URLs will be
stored by Google
Results may include:
• Similar images
• Sites that include
the image
• Other sizes of the
image you searched
forDo you know how to … A. Filtered by size B. Filtered by colour C. Filtered by usage rights D. Perform a Google Reverse Image Search E. Define by search
Quick Answers
Calculations Set a timer
Unit conversions
Dictionary Weather
Quick facts, e.g. celebrity, location, movie, or song Lyrics
Live feed of current events
Flights • Keywords : “flights to …” • Ease to compare flight options (best routes and fare prices) and explore new travel destinations • Able to track a flight via email
Jobs
Keywords :
"part-time jobs",
"internships" and
"admin jobs”Exploring … A. Calculations B. Set a timer C. Unit conversions – currency and measurement D. Dictionary E. Weather F. Quick facts G. Lyrics H. Live feed of current events I. Flights J. Jobs
Google Help:
HTML further
YouTube
Try our services and resources!!
Remember the NUS Libraries
Academic and your fellow friendly Librarians,
Databases who are always there for your
Studies, Research and Teaching needs!!Images retrieved from: • https://pixabay.com • https://www.google.com/doodles/grandfathers-day-2021-january-22 • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:About • https://getwalls.io/tom-cruise-black-white-292793 • http://www.urmesurveillance.com/urme-prosthetic • http://whatisalibrarian.blogspot.com/2012/10/unfriendly-librarian.html
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