Bodleian iSkills: Google for academic research (Wed 26 Oct 14.00 to 16.00)

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Google is often dismissed as being irrelevant to the academic literature search. However, changes to the nature of the dissemination of scholarly research and official information in recent years mean that a wealth of relevant information can be accessed via standard Internet search engines such as Google. Too often however such information is lost amongst thousands of irrelevant, spurious and misleading results. Based on an understanding of how the Google search engine works this practical workshop will show you the basic techniques to quickly filter out high quality academic material from Google searches. Given concerns about the privacy costs of a ‘free’ search within search engines such as Google, alternative search engines will also be explored and compared, including DuckDuckGo.

Who is this session for: All DPhils and Research Students in the Social Sciences

Presenter: Cathy Scutt

When: Wed 26 Oct 14.00-16.00

Venue: Social Science Library, Information Skills Training Room

Please click on link to book a place on this course. If you experience any problems with the booking system, please email usered@bodleian.ox.ac.uk.

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