The University of Iowa Libraries

Google U.: Using Google for Academic Research

Presenters:

• Brett Cloyd <brett-cloyd@uiowa.edu>
• Myntha Cuffy <myntha-cuffy@uiowa.edu>
• Steve Ostrem <steve-ostrem@uiowa.edu>

Powerpoint Slides

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Google Services discussed today

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

• RefWorks
• UI Libraries' Resources by Subject
• UI Libraries' Alphabetical List of Databases/Indexes
  

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

• Related: WorldCat on the web. From Google Book you can use WorldCat to see what libraries have the book in print (Useful if you do not have the full-text available online).
• With a Google Account you can add books to your Google Book Library.

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

• Resources by Type - News & Newspapers
• Access World News
• Lexis Nexis Academic
• New York Times Historical
• World News Connection

YouTube Edu

Other Googles

Google – the one that initiated Google's popularity, now with new features

• Google Help (all products)
• Google Cheat Sheet
• Google Language Tools (includes Google in other countries)

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

• Libraries' Government Information pages
• GPO Catalog
• Readex's U.S. Congressional Serial Set 

On Beyond Google

Wolfram Alpha – focuses on data