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Google Scholar 21 January 2014

Tips for Searching the World Wide Web. Google Scholar 21 January 2014. Slides at: http://www.colket.org/genealogy/USF/. Syllabus. Tips for Searching the Internet Instructor: Currie Colket Phone : Google Search for: colket 941

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Google Scholar 21 January 2014

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  1. Tips for Searching the World Wide Web GoogleScholar21 January 2014 Slides at: http://www.colket.org/genealogy/USF/

  2. Syllabus Tips for Searching the Internet Instructor: Currie Colket Phone: Google Search for: colket 941 Classes 1:00 PM to 2:20 PM Lifelong Learning Academy: University of South Florida 7 January– Overview of Internet, Static & Dynamic Searches 14 January – Search Shortcuts; Advanced Static Searches 21 January – Google Magic; Google Books; Google Scholar; 28 January – Searching Images (Photos); Videos; Maps; Google Earth 4 February – Virtual Travel; Downloading; Safety & Security; 11 February – No Class 18 February – Dynamic Databases; Archive Grid; 25 February – Searching Translations; Researching in other languages Slides at: http://www.colket.org/genealogy/USF/

  3. Google Scholar - 1 • Search Engine that indexes the full text of scholarly literature across an array of publishing formats and disciplines. • Articles and Patents • Biology, Life Sciences, and Environmental Science • Medicine, Pharmacology, and Veterinary Science • Business, Administration, Finance, and Economics • Physics, Astronomy, and Planetary Science • Chemistry and Materials Science • Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities • Engineering, Computer Science, and Mathematics • Legal Opinions and Journals • Google Scholar index includes most peer-reviewed online journals of Europe and America's largest scholarly publishers. • Its advertising slogan — "Stand on the shoulders of giants" — is a nod to the scholars who have contributed to their fields over the centuries, providing the foundation for new intellectual achievements

  4. Google Scholar - 2 “Cited by" feature, Google Scholar provides access to abstracts of articles that have cited the article being viewed. It is this feature in particular that provides the citation indexing previously only found in Scopus and Web of Knowledge. "Related articles" feature, Google Scholar presents a list of closely related articles, ranked primarily by how similar these articles are to the original result, but also taking into account the relevance of each paper

  5. Google Scholar - 3 • Legal Database of US cases is extensive • Users can search and read • Published opinions of US state appellate and supreme court cases since 1950 • US federal district, appellate, tax and bankruptcy courts since 1923 and • US Supreme Court cases since 1791. • Google Scholar embeds clickable citation links within the case and the How Cited tab allows lawyers to research prior case law and the subsequent citations to the court decision. • Google Scholar Legal Content Star Paginator extension inserts Westlaw and LexisNexis style page numbers in line with the text of the case.

  6. Google Scholar - 4 • Google Scholar • Does not publish a list of scientific journals crawled, and • Frequency of its updates is unknown. • It is therefore impossible to know how current or exhaustive searches are in Google Scholar. • Nonetheless, it allows easy access to published articles without the difficulties encountered in some of the most expensive commercial databases

  7. Google ScholarAccessing Google Scholar - 1

  8. Google ScholarAccessing Google Scholar - 2

  9. Google Scholar Accessing Google Scholar - 3

  10. Google Scholar Accessing Google Scholar - 3 6,714 Citations

  11. Google Scholar Articles Advanced -1

  12. Google Scholar Articles Advanced - 4

  13. Google Scholar Articles Advanced - 5

  14. Google ScholarScreen Options

  15. Google ScholarState Courts Example

  16. Google ScholarAdvanced Scholar SearchLegal Opinions and Journals - 1 Good for finding background on Current News Stories Worthwhile to check for genealogy Even relatives go to court

  17. Google ScholarAdvanced Scholar SearchLegal Opinions and Journals - 2

  18. Google ScholarAdvanced Scholar SearchLegal Opinions and Journals - 3

  19. Google ScholarAdvanced Scholar SearchLegal Opinions and Journals - 4

  20. Google ScholarSummary • Can be extremely useful to find • Articles in Journals or • Legal Events • Useful for all sorts of searches, • particularly hobby and genealogy

  21. Questions Please Ask Questions if you do not Understand Anything

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