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Smart use of google in searching social sciences information

In this video, the team finds that even they've covered the academic sources, but something is still missing. Having said that Google might not be ideal to kick-start your research; it does help you connect with top-quality reports by professional bodies if you know these tricks.

Subjects:: Statistics and Research Methods
Keywords:: Social sciences -- Research Google (Firm) Internet searching
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Power search in Google

With power searching, you can quickly identify the many freely available, top-quality reports produced by professional bodies such as top investment banks, accounting firms, and management consultancies. In this video, a student, Christina demonstrates three advanced search tips on Google.

Keywords:: Google (Firm) Web search engines Internet searching
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How to use Google reverse image search to fact check images

A quick demo of how Google's reverse image search tool can be used to fact check and research images. Have you ever wondered about the source or history behind an image? Google image search can help provide answers. Whether you're doing research or just curious, reverse image search offers a digital paper trail of where an image has appeared on the internet. All you need to do is drag and drop an image into the images.google.com search bar, paste a url into the search bar, or right click on an image when using the Chrome browser.

Subjects:: Statistics and Research Methods
Keywords:: Google (Firm) Internet searching Information literacy
Resource Type:: Video

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How search works

In this video, it illustrates the life span of a Google query. The life span of a Google query is less then 1/2 second, and involves quite a few steps before you see the most relevant results.

Keywords:: Google (Firm) Web search engines Internet searching
Resource Type:: Video

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Citation chaining: How to search relevant information from one useful source

In this video, you will learn how to use make use of citation chaining to search related literature on similar topic

Keywords:: Research -- Methodology Google (Firm) Online bibliographic searching
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