To Google or Not to Google was presented at the 2012 Minnesota Career Colleges Association conference by Elaine Settergren and Alyssa Novak.

1. To
or not to
Elaine Settergren; esettergren@globeuniversity.edu
Alyssa Novak; anovak@globeuniversity.edu
Globe Education Network

2. Where do you get info?

3. Information in the
Digital Age
Challenges and advantages of
using Google and the Library

4. Stats about Internet Search
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

6. Information Overload

7. Ads

8. Content Farms
 Overview of Content Farms:
http://www.npr.org/2011/04/2
1/135514220/webs-content-
farms-grow-audiences-for-ads
 Latest News on Content
Farms:
http://searchengineland.com
/library/content-farms

9. Filter Bubbles
 Video Overview:
http://blog.ted.c
om/2011/05/02/b
eware-online-
filter-bubbles-eli-
pariser-on-ted-
com/

10. Filter Bubbles – no “standard Google”

11. Filter Bubbles
Not Signed in:
1. Delete cookies
2. Or “opt out”
Signed in:
1. “Hide personal results”
2. Or remove Google
Web History
 Turn off personalization:
http://support.google.com/accounts/bin/answer.py?hl=e
n&answer=54048

12. CRAP
 Currency
 Reliability
 Authority
 Purpose

13.  http://scholar.google.com

14. Search Tips from
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.
Slides 15-18 developed by:
Trent Maverick
Tasha Bergson-Michelson

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Use Search Operators &
+ _
>
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16. excludes words

17. includes similar words

18. includes one, the other, or both words

19. include only the exact phrase

20. Useful OneBox searches
 Calculator: [224.6 + 791 + 3]
 Conversions: [5 gallons in ounces]
 Spell Check: [neccesary]
 Dictionary: [define nebulous]
 Public Data: [unemployment rate california]

22. Library is the best at…
 Librarians to help you!
 Privacy – no personalization or filter bubble
 Balance
 No Content Farms
 Scholarly

23. Library makes scholarly easy

24. The Library is overwhelming too!

25. Become informed

26. Collaborate
with your
Librarian

27. 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.

28. Does it matter where you get info?
 What do you think?

29. Life After Graduation

31. Thanks!
Elaine Settergren; esettergren@globeuniversity.edu
Alyssa Novak; anovak@globeuniversity.edu
Globe Education Network

32. Resources
 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

33. References List
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). Search
engine 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/s
essions/28/