The Parts of Google
In addition to the main Google Web search and the Google Advanced Search window, here are some other hidden parts of Google that provide valuable information and/or tools for researchers:
- Google Answers: Google Answers is a service that allows users to name their own price to get research questions answered. Browsing questions and answers is free and very informative, but you need a Google account to post a question. I explain how Google Answers works in Chapter 6.
- Google Directory: Google Directory uses the categorization scheme and sites selected by the Open Directory Project to find information that has been vetted by experts. You can find out more about Google Directory in Chapter 7.
- Google Groups: Google Groups lets you search through millions of bulletin board posts made on every conceivable subject (Google Groups are the very same Usenet Groups that pre-date the Web, only with a new name).I explain Google Groups in Chapter 7.
- Google Images: Google Images lets you search for pictures on the Web. This service has some surprising uses for researchers. For more information, see Chapter 8.
- Google Language Tools: Google Language Tools lets you choose a geographic area for search, translate text, and translate Web pages by providing a URL. You can also choose another language for the Google interface (such as the Search button) if English isn’t your native language or if you just want to read everything in, say, Portuguese. To find out more about the translation tools Google provides, have a look at Chapter 13.
- Google News: Google News Search provides links to recent news items. If you have a Google account, you can set up automated search results on a topic and have the results e-mailed to you. For more information, see Chapter 9.
- Google Scholar: Google Scholar lets you search for academic, peer-reviewed articles and citations.
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