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Google Apps: Scholar, Alerts & Gadgets. Sam Jacob & Shelby Jackson. Google Scholar. Free and simple device to find scholarly information Users at subscribing libraries are given access to primary digital copies Provides advanced search options. Google Scholar Cons.
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Google Apps: Scholar, Alerts & Gadgets Sam Jacob & Shelby Jackson
Google Scholar • Free and simple device to find scholarly information • Users at subscribing libraries are given access to primary digital copies • Provides advanced search options
Google Scholar Cons • Very limited sort options • Date • Relevance • Search results are limited • Indexing is limited to around the first 100k-bytes of text • Items aren’t shown if searched term occurs past Google’s limit
Google Scholar: How To • Go to Google Scholar • http://scholar.google.com/ • Search a term like with regular Google search • Option of Articles/Case Law • Search Results are organized by relevance • Advanced Search options to refine search
Google Alerts Emails sent to you when Google finds new results that match your search term. People use Google Alerts to: • Find what is being said about their company or product. • Monitor a developing news story. • Stay up to date on a competitor or industry. • Get the latest news on a celebrity or sports team. • Find out what's being said about themselves.
Google Alerts: How it works 1. Open www.google.com/alerts 2. Enter your search 3. Create your alert 4. Select how often 5. Select how many
Google Alerts: Advanced Features Advanced features for google account users • Add multiple alerts • Delete alerts • Modify searches • Format alerts • Export alerts
Google Gadgets • HTML and JavaScript applications that can be embedded in web pages and other apps, including Sites • Offer the ability to include external and dynamic content within your site
Pros of Google Gadgets • Simple to build • Google Gadgets can run on multiple sites • Reach millions of users through Google Apps Marketplace
References Péter Jacsó. "Google Scholar: The Pros and the Cons." Online Information Review 29.2 (2005): 208-14. ProQuest. Web. 25 Feb. 2014. "How to Use Google Alerts." WikiHow. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Mar. 2014. "Google Gadgets For Your Webpage." Google Gadgets For Your Webpage. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Mar. 2014. "Gadgets API." — Google Developers. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Mar. 2014.