Presentation covers a number of Google's services and their applications to reference service or one's own curiosity (Presented as a 45-minute talk at the Mansfield / Richland County Public Library Staff Day, September 2016)

2. Cleveland Public Library
don@cpl.org
Don Boozer

3. What is
?

4. Google
does not give us free stuff
out of the goodness of their heart.

5. Google is in it for the money!

6. Google is in it for the money!
Google revenue (12-mo. total as of June 2016)
$81,000,000,000.00 +
(that’s more than $81 billion)

7. $81,000,000,000.00 +

8. $81,000,000,000.00 +
148th largest economy (by GDP) in the world
Around Moldova & Haiti (CIA World Factbook)

9. $81,000,000,000.00 +
148th largest economy (by GDP) in the world
Around Moldova & Haiti (CIA World Factbook)
2016 NASA Budget = $18.5 billion

10. $81,000,000,000.00 +
148th largest economy (by GDP) in the world
Around Moldova & Haiti (CIA World Factbook)
2016 NASA Budget = $18.5 billion
Revenue for US public libraries = $11.5 billion.
2014 (http://www.ala.org/tools/libfactsheets/alalibraryfactsheet04)

12. Be aware / Beware

14. Sign into your Google account
and go to…
history.google.com

15. ● EVERY Search Term… and Letter
● EVERY Google doc, spreadsheet,...
● EVERY email sent and received
● EVERY website you visit on Chrome
● EVERY action on Android devices
● EVERY ad you click on
● EVERY YouTube video you watch
● EVERY…

16. If you’re okay with all that...
Let’s begin...
:-)

17. Search
www.google.com
Use the full power of

18. First, please don’t say...
“Google says the answer is…”

19. First, please don’t say...
“I found the answer on Google.”

20. Assess the actual sources
in the results!

21. Be a better searcher
than your patrons!

22. Search a site...
● “economic stagnation” site:gov
● relaxation site:lifehacker.com
● pluto site:solarsystem.nasa.gov
● Free Audiobooks?
○ $0.00 site:audible.com

23. Getting wildcard suggestions...
Find competitors or alternatives

24. Advanced operators
- change “air filter” ford -inurl:ehow
windows security -microsoft -computer
“Justin Bieber” -hate
OR or | dress (black OR blue)
spam|“junk mail” filter|stop
allintitle: allintitle:hobbit island
filetype: “civil war” filetype:ppt
“civil war” ext:ppt
.. 1999..2000 gore bush
$100..$250 fan

25. Advanced operators
medieval blacksmith*|forging|smith sword ext:pdf
2011..2016 site:org

26. Advanced operators
medieval blacksmith*|forging|smith sword ext:pdf
2011..2016 site:org
“I’m looking for the words ‘medieval’ and
‘sword’ with any of the words ‘blacksmith’,
‘forging’, or ‘smith’ in a PDF document
posted between 2011 and 2016 with an
‘org’ top-level domain because ‘edu’
brought up too many student-written
papers.”

27. medieval
blacksmith*|forging|smith
sword
ext:pdf
2011..2016
site:org
212 results

28. Conversions & Quick Reference
what time is it calgary
how many cups in a gallon
10 US dollars in euros
seconds in a decade
4 quarts in liters
75 kph in mph
90 F in K (i.e., 90 degrees Fahrenheit in Kelvin)
pi - phi

29. Searching for something that could
be in a foreign language?

30. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing
is not enough; we must do.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

31. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing
is not enough; we must do.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
But what did he really write???

32. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing
is not enough; we must do.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

33. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing
is not enough; we must do.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

34. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing
is not enough; we must do.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
English > German with Google:
Es ist nicht genug; man muss auch
anwenden. Willing ist nicht genug;
wir tun müssen.
Goethe (as he wrote it):
Es ist nicht genug zu wissen, man muß
auch anwenden; es ist nicht genug zu
wollen, man muß auch tun.

36. Patents
patents.google.com
for inventors,
inventions & displays

38. Botaky
churiir-dasheb???

40. Botaky
churiir-dasheb?
Rotary
churn-dasher!

42. Images
images.google.com
Remember to use

43. Use all
your
available
Search
tools

44. Reverse image search...
Searching for images of ruins and found
http://globe-views.com/dreams/ruins.html
What is this a photo of??
Is it actually a devastated city?

45. Reverse image search...
or S + “Right click”

46. Added by Google!

47. The image is a lithograph
by Japanese artist
Hisaharu Motoda in his
series depicting a
post-apocalyptic Tokyo.

48. Gmail
#4
Know the tricks of

49. Gmail addresses are *almost* infinite
john.smith
johnsmith
johnsmith+jstor
johnsmith+hello
john.smith+newsletter
etc., etc., etc.

50. Drive
drive.google.com
Consider
#5

51. Consider
#5

53. Document

54. Add your “common” words
to your personal dictionary

55. Voice typing?!

56. Voice typing?!

57. Voice typing?!

58. Spreadsheet

66. Presentation

67. Form

68. Maps
is for more than just
going places.

71. 1615.47 ft
(.3 miles)

72. How long is the
runway at
Mansfield
Regional
Airport?
1.7 miles

77. Alerts
www.google.com/alerts
Keep informed with

79. is for so much more
than just cat videos.
brought to you by

81. Best DIY YouTube Channels
[“best diy youtube channels” site:lifehacker.com]

83. Books
Make the most of

84. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing
is not enough; we must do.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

85. Keeping Up With

87. googleblog.blogspot.com

88. https://apps.google.com/learning-center/

91. Trends
www.google.com/trends/

93. Projects...

94. https://www.google.com/streetview/#

96. Need a timer?

97. Google’s got you covered!

98. https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/home

99. https://www.google.com/opengallery/

100. Be aware of
alternatives to

102. Thank You!
Don Boozer
don@cpl.org
EXPLORE!