1

Can I Google better than I Google now

How not to get umpteen thousand responses when

all you need is one

A beginnerrsquos guide

2

Is Google all there is

Obviously not It is one of the big ones but there are alternatives

2

Is Google all there is

Obviously not It is one of the big ones but there are alternatives

3

Irreverent fill in slide

4

So letrsquos Google better Describe your search as completely as possible to

narrow -- donrsquot capitalize Google is case insensitive(eg a search for carnivore obtains a game a type of animal and an FBI program so specify your term)

Add quotes to limit search to those sites with this specific phrase ldquohistory of chocolaterdquo

Limit search to specific sites or file types ldquohistory of chocolaterdquo -com filetypeppt

+ to include - to exclude (no spaces)Most search

engines have an advanced search

similar to Googlersquos

Go see William the conker (er)

5

Boolean Logic for Searches AND -- This is assumed by Google No need to add it

ineg Chocolate AND cadbury = chocolate cadbury

OR -- finds either term =chocolate OR cadbury

Stemming now works Still use your wildcards whole words only = any word

Nested Boolean Searcheschocolate AND [diet OR health]

Donrsquot discard spelling errors Try doing it double

internet internet

To be or not to behellip

6

Narrowing the search even further

Special Syntax filetype intitle allintitle site intitle amp site (combo) intext related

Date RangebullRemember itrsquos in Julian

There are many converters available donrsquot worryhelliphttpaausnonavymildatadocsJulianDatehtml

Stop words I a the of etc

Put them in quotesFor the maths dept onlysitecom siteedu assumes an AND Use this to make it ORsomething (siteedu | sitecom)

7

DirectoriesWhen you go to the library you have

subject author title etc searches

Mostly you stick to lsquosubjectrsquo

Thatrsquos what you can do with Google too

The Directory describes the whole web site so the result is a reduced subject specific search

8

Remember this about Google Advertising you can pay to have sites

ranked at the top Results listing is not accurate it is transitory Will not show more than 1000 results per search Will not search more than ten words in search box

use your wild cards here they donrsquot count Wonrsquot show more than two results per site Google gives its highest rating to sites that have

lots of links from other sites

4

So letrsquos Google better Describe your search as completely as possible to

narrow -- donrsquot capitalize Google is case insensitive(eg a search for carnivore obtains a game a type of animal and an FBI program so specify your term)

Add quotes to limit search to those sites with this specific phrase ldquohistory of chocolaterdquo

Limit search to specific sites or file types ldquohistory of chocolaterdquo -com filetypeppt

+ to include - to exclude (no spaces)Most search

engines have an advanced search

similar to Googlersquos

Go see William the conker (er)

5

Boolean Logic for Searches AND -- This is assumed by Google No need to add it

ineg Chocolate AND cadbury = chocolate cadbury

OR -- finds either term =chocolate OR cadbury

Stemming now works Still use your wildcards whole words only = any word

Nested Boolean Searcheschocolate AND [diet OR health]

Donrsquot discard spelling errors Try doing it double

internet internet

To be or not to behellip

6

Narrowing the search even further

Special Syntax filetype intitle allintitle site intitle amp site (combo) intext related

Date RangebullRemember itrsquos in Julian

There are many converters available donrsquot worryhelliphttpaausnonavymildatadocsJulianDatehtml

Stop words I a the of etc

Put them in quotesFor the maths dept onlysitecom siteedu assumes an AND Use this to make it ORsomething (siteedu | sitecom)

7

DirectoriesWhen you go to the library you have

subject author title etc searches

Mostly you stick to lsquosubjectrsquo

Thatrsquos what you can do with Google too

The Directory describes the whole web site so the result is a reduced subject specific search

8

Remember this about Google Advertising you can pay to have sites

ranked at the top Results listing is not accurate it is transitory Will not show more than 1000 results per search Will not search more than ten words in search box

use your wild cards here they donrsquot count Wonrsquot show more than two results per site Google gives its highest rating to sites that have

lots of links from other sites

5

Boolean Logic for Searches AND -- This is assumed by Google No need to add it

ineg Chocolate AND cadbury = chocolate cadbury

OR -- finds either term =chocolate OR cadbury

Stemming now works Still use your wildcards whole words only = any word

Nested Boolean Searcheschocolate AND [diet OR health]

Donrsquot discard spelling errors Try doing it double

internet internet

To be or not to behellip

6

Narrowing the search even further

Special Syntax filetype intitle allintitle site intitle amp site (combo) intext related

Date RangebullRemember itrsquos in Julian

There are many converters available donrsquot worryhelliphttpaausnonavymildatadocsJulianDatehtml

Stop words I a the of etc

Put them in quotesFor the maths dept onlysitecom siteedu assumes an AND Use this to make it ORsomething (siteedu | sitecom)

7

DirectoriesWhen you go to the library you have

subject author title etc searches

Mostly you stick to lsquosubjectrsquo

Thatrsquos what you can do with Google too

The Directory describes the whole web site so the result is a reduced subject specific search

8

Remember this about Google Advertising you can pay to have sites

ranked at the top Results listing is not accurate it is transitory Will not show more than 1000 results per search Will not search more than ten words in search box

use your wild cards here they donrsquot count Wonrsquot show more than two results per site Google gives its highest rating to sites that have

lots of links from other sites

6

Narrowing the search even further

Special Syntax filetype intitle allintitle site intitle amp site (combo) intext related

Date RangebullRemember itrsquos in Julian

There are many converters available donrsquot worryhelliphttpaausnonavymildatadocsJulianDatehtml

Stop words I a the of etc

Put them in quotesFor the maths dept onlysitecom siteedu assumes an AND Use this to make it ORsomething (siteedu | sitecom)

7

DirectoriesWhen you go to the library you have

subject author title etc searches

Mostly you stick to lsquosubjectrsquo

Thatrsquos what you can do with Google too

The Directory describes the whole web site so the result is a reduced subject specific search

8

Remember this about Google Advertising you can pay to have sites

ranked at the top Results listing is not accurate it is transitory Will not show more than 1000 results per search Will not search more than ten words in search box

use your wild cards here they donrsquot count Wonrsquot show more than two results per site Google gives its highest rating to sites that have

lots of links from other sites

7

DirectoriesWhen you go to the library you have

subject author title etc searches

Mostly you stick to lsquosubjectrsquo

Thatrsquos what you can do with Google too

The Directory describes the whole web site so the result is a reduced subject specific search

8

Remember this about Google Advertising you can pay to have sites

ranked at the top Results listing is not accurate it is transitory Will not show more than 1000 results per search Will not search more than ten words in search box

use your wild cards here they donrsquot count Wonrsquot show more than two results per site Google gives its highest rating to sites that have

lots of links from other sites

8

Remember this about Google Advertising you can pay to have sites

ranked at the top Results listing is not accurate it is transitory Will not show more than 1000 results per search Will not search more than ten words in search box

use your wild cards here they donrsquot count Wonrsquot show more than two results per site Google gives its highest rating to sites that have

lots of links from other sites

9

Sample searches william the conquorer

Incorrect spelling but still 140 results william the conqueror

Better but now 142000 results ldquowilliam the conquerorrdquo

Even better now only 79600 ldquowilliam the conquerorrdquo siteedu

More educational and only 2800 results william the conqueror siteedu from the directory

Now really focused and only 321 results william the conqueror siteedu filetypeppt

Now seriously focused and only 38 results

Feeling really lucky Use the button results =1

10

Some more cool stuff Google Labs ndash the coolest feature of all Google calculates Calculate in words Google defines Google translates Look up the news Where to get pictures Speak

Swedish chef Elmer Fudd Klingon

Go shopping with Froogle or catalogues Give the sets a go Join a group (ok this is daggy but some people like it)

Try the definitions search box for maths or irrational number teacher

Try converting celsius to fahrenheit and more

10

Some more cool stuff Google Labs ndash the coolest feature of all Google calculates Calculate in words Google defines Google translates Look up the news Where to get pictures Speak

Swedish chef Elmer Fudd Klingon

Go shopping with Froogle or catalogues Give the sets a go Join a group (ok this is daggy but some people like it)

Try the definitions search box for maths or irrational number teacher

Try converting celsius to fahrenheit and more

11

Google Whacking

The lsquogamersquo of finding 2 words searches (no quotes) that yield only one result

hobo matureness

gigolo whitethroat

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Cheat Google

13

So why bother with anything else Unseen WEB ndash Google doesnrsquot get to everything

You may need to use other engines in conjunction Quality specific Information ndash

demands better searching skills

Nature of Structured DocumentsAdvanced Search Training

Sometimes you are looking for a more obscure site You may be searching a material type that another

search engine will do better

chancehellip all search engines search a slightly different database - you just might be luckier with another

14

15

So what are our alternative engines

Meta search engines search several different search engines simultaneously and return first 10 or so hits from each

theyrsquore fast but may miss potentially useful sites not included in first 10

Using Ixquick and

then Dogpile search

for ldquocyberlawrdquo

Which display do you prefer and why

16

Other alternatives beinghellipMeta-Searches these organize links

received from searches by more then one search engine

httpbetaprofusioncom httpwwwmetacrawlercom httpwwwixquickcom httpvivisimocom Httpwwwdogpilecom Httpwwwinfozoidcom Httpwwwmetorcom

Specialized Search Engines httpwwwiwoncomhomesearchfactc_tutorial wwwdittocom httpwwwclipartcom Clip Art httpdiggitcom pictures and similar httpwwwnapstercom MP3 audio

General-Searches http wwwaltavistacomhttp wwwteomacomhttp wwwexcitecomhttp wwwallthewebcomhttp hotbotlycoscomhttp wwwnorthernlightcomhttp wwwlycoscom

12

Cheat Google

13

So why bother with anything else Unseen WEB ndash Google doesnrsquot get to everything

You may need to use other engines in conjunction Quality specific Information ndash

demands better searching skills

Nature of Structured DocumentsAdvanced Search Training

Sometimes you are looking for a more obscure site You may be searching a material type that another

search engine will do better

chancehellip all search engines search a slightly different database - you just might be luckier with another

14

15

So what are our alternative engines

Meta search engines search several different search engines simultaneously and return first 10 or so hits from each

theyrsquore fast but may miss potentially useful sites not included in first 10

Using Ixquick and

then Dogpile search

for ldquocyberlawrdquo

Which display do you prefer and why

16

Other alternatives beinghellipMeta-Searches these organize links

received from searches by more then one search engine

httpbetaprofusioncom httpwwwmetacrawlercom httpwwwixquickcom httpvivisimocom Httpwwwdogpilecom Httpwwwinfozoidcom Httpwwwmetorcom

Specialized Search Engines httpwwwiwoncomhomesearchfactc_tutorial wwwdittocom httpwwwclipartcom Clip Art httpdiggitcom pictures and similar httpwwwnapstercom MP3 audio

General-Searches http wwwaltavistacomhttp wwwteomacomhttp wwwexcitecomhttp wwwallthewebcomhttp hotbotlycoscomhttp wwwnorthernlightcomhttp wwwlycoscom

13

So why bother with anything else Unseen WEB ndash Google doesnrsquot get to everything

You may need to use other engines in conjunction Quality specific Information ndash

demands better searching skills

Nature of Structured DocumentsAdvanced Search Training

Sometimes you are looking for a more obscure site You may be searching a material type that another

search engine will do better

chancehellip all search engines search a slightly different database - you just might be luckier with another

14

15

So what are our alternative engines

Meta search engines search several different search engines simultaneously and return first 10 or so hits from each

theyrsquore fast but may miss potentially useful sites not included in first 10

Using Ixquick and

then Dogpile search

for ldquocyberlawrdquo

Which display do you prefer and why

16

Other alternatives beinghellipMeta-Searches these organize links

received from searches by more then one search engine

httpbetaprofusioncom httpwwwmetacrawlercom httpwwwixquickcom httpvivisimocom Httpwwwdogpilecom Httpwwwinfozoidcom Httpwwwmetorcom

Specialized Search Engines httpwwwiwoncomhomesearchfactc_tutorial wwwdittocom httpwwwclipartcom Clip Art httpdiggitcom pictures and similar httpwwwnapstercom MP3 audio

General-Searches http wwwaltavistacomhttp wwwteomacomhttp wwwexcitecomhttp wwwallthewebcomhttp hotbotlycoscomhttp wwwnorthernlightcomhttp wwwlycoscom

14

15

So what are our alternative engines

Meta search engines search several different search engines simultaneously and return first 10 or so hits from each

theyrsquore fast but may miss potentially useful sites not included in first 10

Using Ixquick and

then Dogpile search

for ldquocyberlawrdquo

Which display do you prefer and why

16

Other alternatives beinghellipMeta-Searches these organize links

received from searches by more then one search engine

httpbetaprofusioncom httpwwwmetacrawlercom httpwwwixquickcom httpvivisimocom Httpwwwdogpilecom Httpwwwinfozoidcom Httpwwwmetorcom

Specialized Search Engines httpwwwiwoncomhomesearchfactc_tutorial wwwdittocom httpwwwclipartcom Clip Art httpdiggitcom pictures and similar httpwwwnapstercom MP3 audio

General-Searches http wwwaltavistacomhttp wwwteomacomhttp wwwexcitecomhttp wwwallthewebcomhttp hotbotlycoscomhttp wwwnorthernlightcomhttp wwwlycoscom

15

So what are our alternative engines

Meta search engines search several different search engines simultaneously and return first 10 or so hits from each

theyrsquore fast but may miss potentially useful sites not included in first 10

Using Ixquick and

then Dogpile search

for ldquocyberlawrdquo

Which display do you prefer and why

16

Other alternatives beinghellipMeta-Searches these organize links

received from searches by more then one search engine

httpbetaprofusioncom httpwwwmetacrawlercom httpwwwixquickcom httpvivisimocom Httpwwwdogpilecom Httpwwwinfozoidcom Httpwwwmetorcom

Specialized Search Engines httpwwwiwoncomhomesearchfactc_tutorial wwwdittocom httpwwwclipartcom Clip Art httpdiggitcom pictures and similar httpwwwnapstercom MP3 audio

General-Searches http wwwaltavistacomhttp wwwteomacomhttp wwwexcitecomhttp wwwallthewebcomhttp hotbotlycoscomhttp wwwnorthernlightcomhttp wwwlycoscom

16

Other alternatives beinghellipMeta-Searches these organize links

received from searches by more then one search engine

httpbetaprofusioncom httpwwwmetacrawlercom httpwwwixquickcom httpvivisimocom Httpwwwdogpilecom Httpwwwinfozoidcom Httpwwwmetorcom

Specialized Search Engines httpwwwiwoncomhomesearchfactc_tutorial wwwdittocom httpwwwclipartcom Clip Art httpdiggitcom pictures and similar httpwwwnapstercom MP3 audio

General-Searches http wwwaltavistacomhttp wwwteomacomhttp wwwexcitecomhttp wwwallthewebcomhttp hotbotlycoscomhttp wwwnorthernlightcomhttp wwwlycoscom

17

Search Engines For k-12 Students

Examples of search engines for k-12

httpwwwyahooliganscomhttpwwwajkidscomhttpwwwaskjeevescomhttpwwwsurfmonkeycomhttpsunsiteberkeleyeduKidsClickhttpdirectorygooglecomTopKids_and_Teenshttpwwwoingocom Other search engines for kids

httpwwwsearchenginescomgeneralKidshtml

SuggestionChoose one or two you like and bookmark them for your class to use

These sources are organized and filtered for student use

18

Choosing the right SE for your requirements

19

Have a look at tools such as

Monitoring SE performance

Search engines vary in size hellip but remember that size isnrsquot everything

Using Search Engine Watch decide which is the second-largest search engine

20

Top-of-the-Pops search terms

View a ldquoliverdquounedited listof todayrsquos topDogpile andMetaCrawlersearch terms

at wordtrackercom