Get more out of Google

Sadly, though web searches have become an integral part of the academic research landscape, the art of the Google search is an increasingly lost one. A recent study at Illinois Wesleyan University found that fewer than 25% of students could perform a “reasonably well-executed search.”

Here's an Infographic which neatly sums up some advanced techniques that you can use to get the best out of Google when carrying out your research.

Hack College (2011) Get more out of Google. [Internet]. Available at: http://www.hackcollege.com/blog/2011/11/23/infographic-get-more-out-of-google.html [Accessed: 01/03/12].