Come Usare Google (No, Seriamente) - 4 Operatori di Ricerca che Non Conosci!
Summary
TLDRThe video script highlights the indispensable role of Google in academic research, despite the rise of AI like ChatGPT. It emphasizes the importance of using Google's advanced search operators to find accurate and authoritative sources for theses and dissertations. The video demonstrates how to use specific operators to filter results by domain, file type, and to exclude or include certain terms, revolutionizing the search experience and making the process more efficient for academic purposes.
Takeaways
- 🔍 The necessity of using Google for accurate and authoritative research, especially when writing a thesis or academic paper.
- 📚 The limitations of AI like ChatGPT in providing accurate and fully reliable information, emphasizing the importance of cross-referencing with credible sources.
- 🎓 The importance of citing authoritative sources relevant to one's discipline to ensure the credibility and academic rigor of the thesis work.
- 🌐 Utilizing Google's advanced search operators to access processed documents such as Word, PDF, and PowerPoint presentations.
- 📈 Using the 'site:' operator to search within a specific domain for more targeted results.
- 📄 The ability to filter results to PDF files only by using the 'filetype:PDF' operator for direct access to documents.
- 🚫 The use of the minus ('-') operator to exclude specific terms from search results, refining the research further.
- 📊 The use of quotation marks to ensure that search results include the exact phrase, as opposed to individual words.
- 🔎 The difference between searching for a phrase with and without quotation marks, and how it affects the relevance of the search results.
- 💡 The application of 'filetype:PPT' to find PowerPoint presentations for research or inspiration.
- 📈 The potential of using Google's advanced search features to revolutionize research and quickly find useful information for academic purposes.
Q & A
Why is Google still important in the age of AI-generated information?
-Google remains crucial because it provides access to a vast array of information and processed documents, including authoritative sources that are essential for academic research and thesis writing.
What are some limitations of AI-generated information like ChatGPT?
-AI-generated information may not always be accurate, and even when it is, the sources it cites might not be reliable or authoritative, which is why verification through traditional research methods is necessary.
How can you use Google to find articles specifically on PubMed or Google Scholar?
-You can use Google Scholar to find articles by searching for them on the platform directly. For PubMed, you would typically use the PubMed website, but you can also use Google search with specific operators to filter results to PubMed articles.
What is the benefit of using the 'site:' operator in Google searches?
-The 'site:' operator allows you to narrow down your search results to a specific domain, making it easier to find relevant information within a particular website or group of websites.
How can you find PDF files related to a specific topic using Google?
-By adding the 'filetype:PDF' operator to your search query, Google will filter the results to show only PDF files associated with your search terms.
What does the 'biobased' example in the script illustrate about search operators?
-The 'biobased' example demonstrates how you can use the minus ('-') operator to exclude specific terms from your search results, helping you to refine your findings.
Why is it important to use quotation marks in Google searches?
-Using quotation marks ensures that Google searches for the exact phrase as a whole, rather than individual words, which can significantly improve the relevance of the search results.
How can you find PowerPoint presentations related to a specific topic using Google?
-By using the 'filetype:PPT' operator in your search query, you can filter Google results to show only PowerPoint presentations related to your search terms.
What are some advantages of using search operators in Google?
-Search operators can revolutionize your search experience by allowing you to filter and refine results more effectively, leading to faster access to the most relevant and useful information for your needs.
How can you ensure that your research is based on authoritative sources?
-By using specific search operators and techniques on platforms like Google, Google Scholar, and PubMed, you can locate and verify authoritative sources that are crucial for academic credibility.
What is the role of artificial intelligence in assisting research?
-Artificial intelligence can aid in the research process by providing insights, generating ideas, and helping to filter and sort through vast amounts of information, but it should be used in conjunction with traditional research methods to ensure accuracy and reliability.
Outlines
🔍 The Necessity of Accurate Research with Google
This paragraph emphasizes the enduring importance of Google in the age of AI, particularly for academic research such as theses. It highlights the limitations of AI-generated information, including inaccuracies and unreliable sources, and advocates for thorough research using authoritative platforms like Google. The speaker shares personal experience and the need to verify information through credible sources, especially when writing academic papers. The paragraph also introduces the concept of using specific Google search operators to refine search results, making the research process more efficient and effective.
📚 Enhancing Google Scholar and PubMed Searches
The second paragraph delves into the specifics of enhancing academic searches on platforms like Google Scholar and PubMed. It provides practical advice on using search operators to find precise information, such as filtering results to specific domains or file types. The speaker demonstrates how to use 'site:' and 'filetype:' operators to locate publications on MDPI's website and obtain PDF files directly. Additionally, the paragraph explains the use of quotation marks to search for exact phrases and the importance of this precision in academic research. The speaker also mentions the intention to create more videos on this topic, offering guidance on finding sources and information for theses and dissertations.
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Keywords
💡Artificial Intelligence
💡Generative AI
💡Thesis
💡Google Scholar
💡PubMed
💡Search Operators
💡MDPI
💡Green Chemistry
💡PowerPoint
Highlights
The necessity of using Google for accurate research, especially when writing a thesis.
The limitations of ChatGPT in providing accurate and real sources for academic research.
The importance of using authoritative sources for academic disciplines.
The use of Google Scholar and PubMed for finding academic articles.
The ability to find processed documents like Word, PDF, and PowerPoint files through Google.
The demonstration of using specific operators to refine Google searches.
Using the 'site:' operator to search within a specific domain.
The 'filetype:' operator to find files of a specific format, such as PDF.
The method to exclude certain terms from search results using the 'minus' operator.
The use of quotation marks to search for exact phrases.
The difference between searching for 'green chemistry' and 'green' 'chemistry'.
The 'filetype:PPT' operator to find PowerPoint presentations.
The potential to use public files for inspiration or data collection.
The promise of future videos to help with academic research and source finding.
The encouragement for viewers to subscribe and engage with the content.
The acknowledgment of the value of the shared search operators.
Transcripts
In a world of artificial intelligence
generative ones that promise to wipe us out
and do everything for us, there
we find ourselves colliding with the truth
facts: we still need Google!
Especially if we are writing the
our thesis. In this video,
in fact, I have shown you how many of the
ChatGPT tells you are not accurate
or, if they are accurate, they are associated with
sources that are not real. Go to
see the video! As in the drafting
you need your degree thesis
to make sure you write real things and
above all to cite more sources
authoritative royals for what they are
your disciplines, you will clash
inevitably with the need to do
still good research on
Google. In fact, often, when we find ourselves
to the master's degree (or even to the three-year degree)
the first thing that comes to mind is
I'm looking for an article on PubMed or on
Google Scholar (I prefer the two
Google Scholar ). But, in any case, it still is
better to take a step back and
make sure you searched before
everything in the best way on Google. Google,
in fact, it can allow you to have
access not only to information but
even documents already processed, such as
of documents in Word format, for example
example, pdfs, or even
Powerpoint presentations that he
possesses and that you are unable to filter
simply because you lack use
effective than those that are said
operators. So, in this short video,
I'll show you how with just a few
operator positioned in the right place
you really manage to revolutionize yours
Google search and get some
results you would never have before
view. To give it a try, let's try it
example to identify ourselves with a student
that you have to do research based on
on your teacher's literature
(in this case I take me as
example). So, we could write
simply my name. Obviously,
as we see, the answers are varied
various. From my teaching site, or
simply this same channel
YouTube, or other sites like Researchgate ,
Where are some of mine
publications. We think we want to skim
of my publications which are, perhaps,
on a site we know. For
For example, let's say we just want to see
publishes applications reported on a
MDPI website. MDPI, for those who don't know,
it is a multidisciplinary site that brings together
several publications journals
scientific. So in this case, if
we wanted to search via Google
within a specific domain,
we should just use this
operator “ site:mdpi.com ”.
In this case, they just appear
the information that bears my name
within the MDPI site. But, if we wanted
do more, for example we could open
this publication. We would see how not
we are coming directly to the file
PDF. It simply opens the page from which
we could go and ask him for the PDF then.
If instead we wanted to take a step in
less and directly find only the files
PDF associated with my name inside
of the “mdpi.com” domain alone we will be able to
add this string in addition to “site:
mdpi.com”. We will be able to file
“ filetype:PDF ”, enter! In this case,
as we see from this icon, we are
filtering for PDF files only and let's see
that this PDF icon is present in
all the results he gives us. So
if I for example right now
I clicked on what used to be a
site, now I click on it, it opens directly
my file manager where you can download
the file. Here it is in PDF! Arrived at
we could even go further on this point
with the use of operators. Decide
to perhaps exclude something from
research. So maybe I would like to know
all my publications published in
that domain in PDF format excluding
for example, say, “ biobased ” (to see
if we can filter this one out first
publication that came out). So,
in this case, we simply use
biobased ” operator . Effectively,
as we see, that has disappeared
publication in all files that are
only PDFs that we are filtering
directly from the Google string.
This thing is absurd! But let's change our method.
For example, we want to talk about "chemistry
green” we write green chemistry him
understands. However, he could also talk to us
only about “chemistry” or “green” which is not
I think, but it might not necessarily
talk to us about "green chemistry", that is
“Green Chemistry ” (that whole branch
of chemistry that embraces sustainability).
If we want to be sure that
via Google search we go to
look only for those two
words associated in that way there, there
simply place them between them
quotation marks. In this case, he will use
the operator as “green chemistry”, will search
just “green chemistry”. I'll show you a
example. Green chemistry: we must
focus on the snippet . Go to
see that in this case the words in
bold… it's barely noticeable because I have the
dark version. With the clear version yes
notice more! Let's see that word
green chemistry in this case is in
bold one after the other. If we
instead we searched for “green chemistry”
simply inverting (this here is a
test just to show you how it works
this operator), the results are
totally different! And obviously it hasn't
a lot of sense in Italian therefore
you'll probably go and find those
contexts in which “green chemistry” perhaps existed
repeated alongside another word
“chemistry” where it was simply a list.
So this is to tell you what? Self
you have to look for something that is unique
said in just that way there and not
you want words to be able to be
also search as independent words
within your results you must
put the two quotation marks. But now
let's do more, let's say we want
search for a presentation, for example
Power Point to start from or from
take inspiration to make our own
dissertation on Green Chemistry. Still
once “ filetype ” and let's go to
add “PPT” (which is the format
Powerpoint ) and in this case, as we see,
the first thing that comes out to me is (as we see
from this icon unlike PDF
first, let's see PPT now), then I,
by clicking on this point I will be
redirected directly to the download
of this Powerpoint file from which to
example I can get inspiration or
some data being a public file
downloadable. These are just a few
of the operators you can use but
I'm already sure with these really
you will be able to revolutionize yours
searches and find in the shortest time
possible all the information you
they are useful, both for your thesis and for the
your study, than for your dissertation
graduation. Accordingly, Follow me because I have
intend to make more videos like
this is where I help you look for all the
sources and information you need
for these things... even above all
via Google Scholar and PubMed . So.
stay connected, click on this
playlist to see all the videos where
we also use intelligence
artificial to do these things! From
accordingly, subscribe to the channel e
above all let me know in the comments if
You liked this video and it was
useful! If you knew these operators or
less! So, thank you! HI!
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