Description

Harness the power of Google Search and Google Scholar to work your way through the research process. From a broad topic, to question, to keywords, evaluation and results conduct efficient searches and get better results without paying for databases.

Learning Goals

• To apply a research method while leveraging the power of Google Search
• To demonstrate the use of Google Search to investigate what the ‘world is saying’ about a topic
• To demonstrate the use of Google Search to create keyword lists and hone research questions
• To use Google Scholar to identify seminal papers in a given field
• To use PaperPile with Google integration to create a ‘one stop shop’ for students and teachers which includes, research collection, organization, citation and research access

Speaker(s):

• Christopher Bell, Librarian, American School