Harnessing the Power of Google (gnv64)

Harnessing the Power of Google: What Every Researcher Should Know
by Christopher C. Brown
Libraries Unlimited | June 2017 | ISBN: 1440857121 | ePUB | 16.9 mb

This informative and practical book teaches how to get better and faster results from Internet searches and methods for maximizing the potential of the world's most popular search engine.

• Shows users how get to the specific information they need more quickly through the most effective use of Google Web, Google Scholar, and Google Books
• Teaches power-searching techniques that are unknown to most Internet users
• Includes sidebars that demonstrate specific applications of the "Three Googles" to academic research questions
• Written by an active reference technology librarian with three decades of experience, and who helps undergraduate and graduate students in areas such as public policy, international studies, statistics, and government information on a daily basis

About the Author
Christopher C. Brown is reference technology information librarian at the University of Denver Main Library and has been teaching as an affiliate faculty member in the University of Denver Library and Information Science program since 1999

CONTENTS
Introduction
Chapter 1: Searching Generally
Chapter 2: How Google Works
Chapter 3: Searching Google Web
Chapter 4: Power Searching for Primary Sources Using Google
Chapter 5: Google Scholar and Scholarly Content
Chapter 6: Google Books
Chapter 7: Google as a Complement to Library Tools
Chapter 8: Academic Research Hacks
Chapter 9: Case Studies in Academic Research
Chapter 10: Searching for Statistics
Conclusion
Index
 
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