Searching for Data: Powered by Google
P. A. Bern · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2007
Even for the experienced person, finding data and statistics can be a daunting, if not very frustrating task.nbsp; For the novice, finding the right data can be virtually impossible.nbsp; The typical approach of googling it has about as much chance of finding the right information as winning the lottery.nbsp; As powerful as the Google search engine is, it will only bring up the most popular sites, not necessarily the best sites.nbsp; Not to mention that most novices cannot always differentiate between a reliable source and one that is questionable. Google Custom Search Engines (CSE) can combine the expertise of the data librarian with the power of Google searching.nbsp; By restricting or boosting the search to specific sites or pages, the results returned are fine-tuned toward data and statistics from reliable sources.nbsp; This presentation will demonstrate the difference between a standard Google search and a CSE, how to set up a CSE, and highlight some of the more useful features and some of its drawbacks.