New Google, new challenges
How to get the best out of Google and improve search results
Essential non-Google search tools for researchers
General search and specialist alternatives to Google
Free search tools for scientific information
Options for searching and viewing scientific papers and information free of charge
Social Search
When and how to use social media and professional networks as part of your search strategy
Business information resources
Key internet resources for business information concentrating on free and PAYG
Market research and statistics
Resources and search techniques for tracking down quality market research and statistics
Free government, official and legal resources
How to track down current and past papers, policy documents, legislation and official research
Finding and using open data
Tools and techniques for finding and using open data sets
Assessing the quality of information
How to separate the good from the bad and exceedingly ugly
Evening workshop and discussion for Student and Graduate Enterprise Workshops held at Loughborough University, 9th November 2016.
Full day workshop organised for Falmouth University, Penryn Campus, 20th July 2016
Selected Google Comands HTML PDF
Top Search Tips HTML PDF (some overlap with Google Search Tips)
Search Tools Summary and Comparison Table. Summarises and compares a selection of the advanced search commands that are available in Google, Bing and DuckDuckGo. HTML PDF