How search works - https://www.google.com/search/howsearchworks/

The Google Search App - https://www.google.com/search/about/

Google Books

books.google.com

There are really two aspects to Google Books; online book browsing and search, and selling books via the Play Store 

About Google Books - http://books.google.com.au/intl/en/googlebooks/about/index.html  

• Search books by title, author or ISBN number Read the eBook version (if available) 

• See reviews, rating, related books 

• Buy the book via Google Play 

• Use the "Get the book in print" link to find a reseller OR find it in the nearest library for loan 

• Find in Library uses the WorldCat service (You'll need to have a free WorldCat account to use this) 

• Use the "Add to my Library" button to add it to your online collection 

• Create as many Shelves in your online library as you like. 

• Organise your books anyway you like. 

• Add all the books you read, or would like to read, and you have a searchable database of your book collection 

Educational ideas 

• Get your students to create a Google Books account and add copies of their texts and novels. 

• For many of the older books you will be able to find full text versions. eg Pride and Prejudice, Tess of the D'Urbervilles 

• This eText can serve as an addition to the paperback version they may have 

• The eText version is fully searchable on any keyword 

• Search snippets will take you directly to the part of the book containing that reference 

• Many fulltext versions can be read entirely online, and many have a free ePub or PDF version for download 

• Students can submit a book review to the site (unfortunately each review lacks a permalink!)

Google News

news.google.com

Think of it like a constantly updated global newspaper, edited by algorithms instead of human editors 

About Google News - http://news.google.com/intl/en_au/about_google_news.html

Personalise your News Search

• Click the gearwheel to access the News Search preferences

• Use the sliders to assign the amount of news from each category you wish to see

• Add or remove news sources you prefer to see in your news stream

• Click "Settings" to manage the amount of blogs and press releases you want to see

• Choose from Modern, Headline, Compact or Classic views of the news page

See the most recent news

• Click the blue "See Realtime Coverage" button to see the latest news on a story as it happens. 

• Use the Advanced Search to be more specific about search terms and date ranges, etc 

• When searching on a specific term, use the Search Tools button to limit date ranges, etc 

• "Date" means the date a story was added to Google News 

• Google News Search is restricted to the last 30 days. Beyond that, use the News Archive Google News Archive

http://news.google.com/newspapers 

• Access the actual scans of newspapers (Primary material) 

• Browse through time, great for comparison studies 

• A great resource to learn about how language and culture changes over time 

• Frequently asked questions about the Google News Archive

• Strangely, there is no obvious direct link to the News Archive from the main News Search page

Google Alerts

www.google.com/alerts 

• A standing query that emails you a notification when it’s matched

• Set up alerts on things you're interested in or want to research

• Alerts on your school? your name? your children? your hobbies?

• Good for getting the latest news and information delivered to you as it happens