Whether you're trying to do scholarly research or just looking something up for your everyday life, we all use Google for many different reasons. This guide provides a few different ways to maximize your searching to make sure you're finding the best information to answer your questions. It also goes over some of the different features that Google has so you know how to access them. There are four different sections in this guide: 

1. Searching
2. Google Scholar
3. Google tools
4. Google tricks and games

A word of caution:

The Library is providing this information as a service to our faculty, students, and staff. We will make every effort to keep this Guide current and to correct errors brought to our attention. This Guide may point to information created and maintained by other public and private organizations, some of which may charge a fee. Please be aware that thePumerantz Library does not control or guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness, or completeness of this outside information. Further, the inclusion of particular items is not intended to reflect their importance, nor is it intended to endorse any views expressed or products or services offered by the author or the organization. These resources are provided as a convenience only and are not legally binding. 

Note: This guide was originally researched and written by Alisa M. Monheim, MLIS.