Do you know how to use Google Iranian Hostage Crisis American Revolution Google does not function like a human brain 1 Focus Your Search Country code siteir American Hostage Crisis Iran ID: 594937
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Advanced Google Search
How to be a google guruSlide2
Do you know how to use Google?
Google does
not
function like a human brain.
Algorithms take you to most popular sites.
Not necessarily the best for your purposes.
You want your paper and research to be unique.Slide3
Creative Research
Iranian Hostage Crisis
American RevolutionSlide4
#1 Focus by Country
Country code
site:ir
“American Hostage Crisis”
site:uk
“American Revolution”Slide5
Types of Internet Sites
.com – for profit businesses (commercial)
.org - nonprofit organizations
.
edu
- education (colleges/universities)
.
gov
- government
Know the purpose/agenda of the organization. Slide6
#2 Focus by Source
Web site source
site:gov
“topic”
Site:edu
“topic”Slide7
#3 Focus by Time Periodwaybackmachine.org
Internet archiveSlide8
#4: Check Credibility
easywhois.com
Ownership
Link: (
url
)
Shows sites linking into a particular site.Slide9
Most obvious site not always the best
Martin Luther King Jr.
martinlutherking.org
Ownership –
easywhois.com
Sites linking into the site – link
: (
url
)
Commentary on link into site:
Link: (
url
1st site)
site:edu
link: (
url
2
nd
site)
Link:www.martinlutherking.orgsite:edulink:www.stormfront.orgSlide10
Google is not enough
Answers are easy to find on the web.
Questions are more important.
Socrates would love the Internet age.
Other resources:
Wolframalpha
Diigo.com
–create own library of internet material
Keep before and during college.
Avoid writing down source info for each site.Slide11
Marin Library Resources
http://www.marinlibrary.org
Research & Learning
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