Google U. Using Google for Academic Research - Reference & Library Instruction

Google U.: Using Google for Academic Research

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Google Services discussed today

Google Scholar (note the presence of InfoLink) . Be sure to set your Scholar preferences. See also:

Google News Archive but don't pay for articles! Try these instead:

Google Book Search (note links to WorldCat, InfoLink). Some content requires a Google account

WorldCat on the web

Google Reader - Requires a Google account

Utilize RSS feeds that are very popular right now
Internet Explorer has built in feed reader
Web-based readers include Google's or Bloglines
Academic databases now utilize RSS feeds. Example: Academic Search Elite (ASE)
RSS feed of a publication's articles from ASE: Economist
RSS feed of a search query in ASE: Iraq and Weapons of Mass Destruction
Professional or scholarly organizations often have RSS feeds on their web sites. Example: American Historical Association's Blog
Example of sharing Google Reader content
If you use RefWorks, you can share your folders of citations with colleagues via an RSS feed. You can also export articles you find in databases like ASE into RefWorks. Example: my Urban Planning resources

Other Googles

Google- the one that initiated Google's popularity

Google Help (all products)
Google Cheat Sheet
Google Language Tools (includes Google in other countries)
Google Cheat Sheets - from third party source.

Google U.S. Government (includes state and local governments) . Google Book includes some government source material. You may also want to try these sources: