to google or not to google for mcca 2012
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To Google or Not to Google was presented at the 2012 Minnesota Career Colleges Association conference by Elaine Settergren and Alyssa Novak.TRANSCRIPT
Elaine Settergren; [email protected] Alyssa Novak; [email protected]
Globe Education Network
To or not to
Where do you get info?
Challenges and advantages of using Google and the Library
Information in the Digital Age
http://www.slideshare.net/esettergren/mcca2012
91% of Online Adults use search engines to find information on the web
73% of search engine users say that most or all the information they find as they use search engines is accurate and trustworthy
Stats about Internet Search
(Purcell, Brenner, & Rainie, 2012, “Summary of Findings” and “Main Findings”)
83% of searchers use Google more often than any other search engine
10.9 BILLION searches conducted on Google in Sept. 2012
Google is here to stay.
Stats about
(Purcell, Brenner, & Rainie, 2012, “Summary of Findings”; comScore, 2012)
Information Overload
Ads
Overview of Content Farms: http://www.npr.org/2011/04/21/135514220/webs-content-farms-grow-audiences-for-ads
Latest News on Content Farms: http://searchengineland.com/library/content-farms
Content Farms
Video Overview: http://blog.ted.com/2011/05/02/beware-online-filter-bubbles-eli-pariser-on-ted-com/
Filter Bubbles
Filter Bubbles – no “standard Google”
Turn off personalization: http://support.google.com/accounts/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=54048
Filter BubblesNot Signed in:1. Delete cookies2. Or “opt out”Signed in: 3. “Hide personal
results”4. Or remove Google
Web History
CurrencyReliabilityAuthorityPurpose
CRAP
Sources? Read it.
Keep it simple. Describe what you want in as few terms as possible.
Think of how the page you want will be written. Use words that are likely to appear on the page.
Use descriptive, specific words. Avoid general or common words.
Search Tips from
1
2
3Slides 15-18 developed by:Trent MaverickTasha Bergson-Michelson
Use Search Operators
+
%" "
*
_
( )>
!
$ #
&
- excludes words
~ includes similar words
OR includes one, the other, or both words
“” include only the exact phrase
Calculator: [224.6 + 791 + 3]
Conversions: [5 gallons in ounces]
Spell Check: [neccesary]
Dictionary: [define nebulous]
Public Data: [unemployment rate california]
Useful OneBox searches
http://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/libtech_conf/2012/sessions/28/
Stats about Libraries
.23 1.54GPA Retention
Librarians to help you! Privacy – no personalization or filter bubble Balance No Content Farms Scholarly
Library is the best at…
Library makes scholarly easy
The Library is overwhelming too!
Where to search?
Become informed
Librarian
Collaborate with your Librarian
Require Library Sources
Unit 6 Assignment
This assignment is devoted to researching your specific public health topic. Find at least five peer-reviewed articles related to your topic. Use the Online Library to find quality articles.
What do you think?
Does it matter where you get info?
Life After Graduation
Wordle: http://tamasonline.com/index.php/2012/01/24/multiliteracies-evomlit/
Thanks!
Elaine Settergren; [email protected] Alyssa Novak; [email protected]
Globe Education Network
Overview of Content Farms: http://www.npr.org/2011/04/21/135514220/webs-content-farms-grow-audiences-for-ads
Latest News on Content Farms: http://searchengineland.com/library/content-farms
TED talk on Filter Bubbles: http://blog.ted.com/2011/05/02/beware-online-filter-bubbles-eli-pariser-on-ted-com/
Turn off Personalization in Google: http://support.google.com/accounts/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=54048
Google Search Education Lesson Plans:https://sites.google.com/site/gwebsearcheducation/lessonplans
Google’s search Tips & Tricks:http://www.google.com/insidesearch/tipstricks/ LifeHacker’s Evaluation Techniques: http://
lifehacker.com/5950871/how-to-spot-truth-in-the-sea-of-lies-rumors-and-myths-on-the-internet
Resources
comScore, Inc. (2012, October 11). comScore releases September 2012 search engine rankings [Press release]. Retrieved from http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_Releases/2012/10/comScore_Releases_September
_2012_U.S._Search_Engine_Rankings
Purcell, K., Brenner, J., & Rainie, L. (2012, March 9). Searchengine use 2012. Pew Internet & American Life Project. Retrieved
from http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/ 2012/Search-Engine-Use-2012.aspx
University of Minnesota. (2012). Library Data and Student Success [PowerPoint Presentation from the Lib Tec Conference]. Retrieved
from http://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/libtech_conf/2012/sessions/28/
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