Googlewhacking: Exploiting Google in an Instruction Classroom

Abstract

Most students already use Google, so why not exploit its teaching and learning potential in a library instruction classroom? University of Evansville Libraries (UEL) introduces concepts such as keyword selection, search construction and techniques, invisible/visible web, Google as a business and more by having students use Google. This article will describe how to incorporate a critical review of Google by employing a Googlewhacking exercise into an instruction session and generating questions to get students thinking critically about information.