Topic 7: Google Book Search

Topic 7: Accessing Google Book Search
Purpose: Google Book Search gives Carroll students access to book citations (monographs, pamphlets, etc). Some materials are available in Full Text Trouble with access? Please send comments and questions to me.
 * 1) Carroll Students, access the Carroll Homepage at http://www.bhcarroll.edu/ using the preferred Firefox browser
 * 2) Choose My Carroll
 * 3) Choose My Current Courses (Carroll Learning Center)
 * 4) Give your Login and Password (NOTE: Students and Faculty: Your Google account associated with your Carroll ".edu" address should be the data you will use to access the CLC at this step).
 * 5) On the Left hand menu, scroll down for the "Push-Pin" icon (Student Resources)
 * 6) Choose "Library" (blue lettering) for the Library
 * 7) Choose Google Book Search.

Note: beginning August 2011, the new NexLearn prefers the Firefox browser.

Topic 7A: Searching Google Book Search
Trouble with access? Please send comments or questions to
 * 1) Recommended: Choose Advanced Search
 * 2) Recommended:  Choose the checkoff box for Full View only
 * 3) Type in a search (i.e., Calvinism) and select the Google Search button
 * 4) Choose an entry to view full text (when available)

Tip: visit the librarian's blog to access a growing collection of subject-specific full text Google Books

Topic 7B: Researching with Google Book Search
Purpose: Go deeper by refining search strategies in Google Book Search; like a "rerun" on TV, "research" means "look again."

Try these 5 strategies: 

Strategy 1: What are you looking for?

In NexLearn, different resources look for different types of information. Separating and combining the right resources will help you target your searching

Strategy 2: 'Do you need a one-two punch? '

Do the same search with the "Full View" limit selected, AND with "Full View" switched off; citations for items that are not full text are still valuable (see Strategy 4 below)

Strategy 3: 'What terms describe what you're searching for? '

Keep a list of search terms you'v used, and of ones you find while searching. Both "abominable snowman" and "yeti" describe the same thing, but some citations may use both terms, and some only one- or the other! Make separate searches with alternative terms; mix it up to see if you've found all there is to find.

Strategy 4: What do I do with these citations? 

Please send comments or questions to meEven a citation you find that isn't in full text (i.e., readable on screen) may be obtainable. I can help you determine your options and let you decide when and how to pursue them.

Strategy 5: Learn more about searching  

In Google Book Search, choose About Google Books

Or, click the ? beside the resource in NexLearn for a tutorial

TIPS:

TIP: Visit the librarian's blog to access a growing collection of subject-specific full text Google Books 

Another TIP: If you're looking for Full Text Books and didn't find what you want here, you can also try searching Seminary Library (see Topic 3) or Questia (see Topic 4); for non-full text citations, try searching OCLC FirstSearch and select the WorldCat database (see Topic 2).

Another TIP: For some power searching query construction pointers, ACL's Murl Winters suggests a visit to Wendy Boswell's About.com page

Trouble with access? Please send comments or questions to me

Topic 7C: Google Book Search and Google Ebooks
The newly announced Google Ebook store (located at http://books.google.com/ebooks) includes materials searchable in Google Book Search.

TIPS:

Learn where to find video versions of the Carroll Tutorials here...