LibGuides: Google for School: Home

Reference & Instruction Librarian

Amanda Bezet

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Welcome to the Library Guide for Google resources.

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Google for School Recorded Webinar

Watch a previously recorded webinar for "Google for School: Beyond your Basic Google Search." Access the presentation slides and review related resources.

Links to Referenced Readings

The benefits and pitfalls of Google Scholar.
Jensenius, F. R., Htun, M., Samuels, D. J., Singer, D. A., Lawrence, A., & Chwe, M. (2018). The benefits and pitfalls of Google Scholar. PS, Political Science & Politics, 51(4), 820. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S104909651800094X
Language bias in the Google Scholar ranking algorithm.
Rovira, C., Codina, L., & Lopezosa, C. (2021). Language bias in the Google Scholar ranking algorithm. Future Internet, 13(31), 31. https://doi.org/10.3390/fi13020031
The use of Google Scholar for research and research dissemination.
Zientek, L. R., Werner, J. M., Campuzano, M. V., & Nimon, K. (2018). The use of Google Scholar for research and research dissemination. New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, 30(1), 39–46. https://doi-org.proxy1.ncu.edu/10.1002/nha3.20209

Google Quick Links

Google Books
Allows you to search the full text of books and other resources such as magazines and newspapers.
Google Dataset Search
A search engine to navigate metadata for millions of datasets in thousands of repositories across the Web.
Google News
A search engine that helps you organize, find, and understand the news.
Google Scholar
A freely accessible web search engine that indexes the full text of scholarly literature across an array of publishing formats and disciplines.
Google Search
Locate information on the web.
Google Translate
Translate text or documents using this tool.
Google Trends
Provides access to a largely unfiltered sample of actual search requests made to Google. A unique way of helping you identify potential research topics or expand on your own search queries for resources.