Google+Proofing?

What does it mean to google proof?

Give examples of how to teach a student to google proof an question::::



Google [|//google.com//] information below from []

 * Why Use?
 * Biggest search engine.
 * Results are ranked using proprietary PageRank TM technology that looks at how many times a page is linked to, how important the linking site is, and the prominence of a search term within a page
 * Easy to learn
 * Need a quick fact rather than evidence-based information
 * Unique limiters (images, books)
 * Need multimedia resources
 * Supplement to library databases, not replacement; 70% of web users use Google to search
 * Search Basics
 * Default operator is AND which searches all words
 * OR operator (or the pipe |) searches for either word //ex. statistics OR data OR table// //ex. statistics|data|table//
 * Use quotes to search as phrase //ex. "public health"//
 * Find synonyms with tilde //ex. ~nutrition//
 * May use stemming (searches similar search terms) ex. //diabetes diet needs// also searches //diabetes dietary needs// and other variations of terms
 * Use a hyphen - to exclude words from a search //ex. sinusitis guidelines -child//
 * Additional Search Strategies
 * To nest searches, use parentheses //ex. video games (violent|violence)//
 * Search for statistics: //ex. hiv ~statistics|~data|~table//
 * Search for tests: //depression ~test|~instrument|~survey//
 * Special Features:
 * Cached: View a snapshot of each page as it looked when indexed
 * I'm Feeling Lucky: Bypass results and go directly to the first web page on a regular Google search
 * View as html
 * Similar pages: Display pages related to a particular result
 * Definitions: glossary definitions gathered from various online sources //ex. define: pdf//
 * Limitations
 * No mediation of results
 * Limited access to full-text content
 * Lack of quality control
 * Dead links
 * Although the largest search engine, Google provides access to less than half the searchable web
 * Other Google Searches
 * ** Google Images ** [|**//images.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi//**]


 * ** Google Books ** [|**//google.com/bkshp?hl=en&tab=ip//**]


 * Seach full text of books
 * May see preview of book or entire text
 * Can create a personalized library
 * ** Advanced Google ** [|**//google.com/advanced_search?hl=en//**]
 * Can limit search to:
 * Language
 * File type, i.e. PDF, PowerPoint
 * Date
 * Occurrences, i.e., in title
 * Domain, i.e., .edu, .gov, .com, .net
 * ** Google Scholar (Beta) ** [|**//scholar.google.com//**]


 * Search for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research
 * Find articles from academic publishers, professional societies, universities, etc. as well as scholarly articles available on the web
 * A "Cited by" link identifies other papers that have cited the original one listed
 * Access to full text only available with subscription
 * Now links to full text articles the UW subscribes to (Select UW Libraries from the Scholar Preferences link. Enter Washington in the search box, select UW from the list, and save preferences)
 * Can change Preferences to export to EndNote, RefWorks, etc. in Bibliography Manager
 * **Caution:** Not a reliable sole source for searching scholarly literature