Using Google Advanced Search

1. Using Google Advanced Search
University of Melbourne Library

2. Learning Objectives
• Understand how Google Advanced Search
differs from a basic Google Search
• How to use Advanced Search to retrieve
results with more relevancy and efficiency
• How to use Advanced Search to find specific
information within an external website
• How to access further support

3. http://www.google.com/advanced_search
Become an expert searcher -
Google Advanced Search

4. Why Use Google Advanced?
• Google Advanced Search will support you to
effectively locate quality information resources
available on the open web (e.g. policy).
• Google Advanced filters out irrelevant results
• Using the advanced functions of Google allows
you to tailor the features which retrieve more
specific results.
E.g. Only retrieve PDFs documents from .org
domains in the Australian region

5. Advanced Search provides scoping
options not available in a basic
Google search.
Begin by choosing the appropriate
fields to narrow your results.

6. Advanced Search allows you to
phrase search, retrieving results
only when these words are
adjacent to one another.
Advanced Search allows you to limit
by region, retrieving tailored results.
this exact word or phrase: data visualisation
region: any region

7. Advanced Search allows you to limit by site or domain, which
allows the user to refine to appropriate websites.
Advanced Search allows you to limit by file type which allows quick
access to desired formats.
file type: Adobe Acrobat PDF (.pdf)
site or domain: .org

8. Combine your scoping options to
retrieve results tailored to your
requirements
Advanced Search

9. Advanced Search formulates
a search statement based on
the information input
Advanced Search has
retrieved results that are
purposeful and relevant
Advanced Search allows you
to input further keywords to
retrieve results that are
more specific.
e.g. “data visualization” AND “health
program” site: .org filetype:pdf

10. Searching within a website
using Advanced Search
http://www.eval.org

11. Advanced Search allows
you to search for content
within a specific website.
Advanced Search

12. Advanced Search will
search through the
desired website and
retrieve results tailored to
the information need.

13. Need Help?
Find the contact details for your
librarian on the Getting Started
page of your library guide
Contact your
Graduate Online
Support Consultant
Refer to your library guide