I'm the mega-geek in my doctoral program, and have been asked to teach
them more about how to use Google's features tomorrow evening (5/11). 
I know about things like Scholar and News and Froogle (which many of
them have not heard of) but I have not figured out how to find a good
overview handout about the wonders of all Googles features (especially
those for researchers).  My fellow students and I are in Seattle
University's Educational Leadership doctoral program.  And - I just
found this section and wanted to try it out!

melissa...

There exists no finer guide to the use of Google and its various
components and unique features than The Google Guide, authored by
Nancy Blachman, who utilized Google Answers in the creation of her
elegant and very comprehensive website:
http://www.googleguide.com

The table of contents page will give you a good overview of what
topics are covered:
http://www.googleguide.com/toc.html

Scroll down to Part III, Special Tools, for components other than
the Google search function.

Note the Printable versions of the different sections of her site
(near the top), many of which are available in PDF format.

Please do give credit to Nancy Blachman in your presentation.
http://www.googleguide.com/license.html

Here are questions she posed on Google Answers, in refining the
Guide:
http://answers.google.com/answers/search?q=nancyb-ga&qtype=all&btnG=Google+Search


I could go on and on about the many excellent pages on this
site, but the sooner you get this answer, the better. I think
the Table of Contents page is a good representation of how 
much excellent content is there.


Please do not rate this answer until you are satisfied that  
the answer cannot be improved upon by way of a dialog  
established through the "Request for Clarification" process. 
 
A user's guide on this topic is on skermit-ga's site, here: 
http://www.christopherwu.net/google_answers/answer_guide.html#how_clarify 
 
sublime1-ga

Thanks enormously - they think I am a 1337 uber geek (not that a bunch
of grad students would know 1337 - I'm learning it from my teenager)

Melissa --

At the graduate student level they should understand what Google DOES
NOT cover.  Here's a good Google Answer covering part of that topic --
the Invisible Web:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=423617

Best regards,

Omnivorous-GA