The document provides tips for improving Google searches, including using quotation marks to search for exact phrases, dashes to exclude terms, tildes to include synonyms, and special operators like "site:" and "link:" to search within specific websites or for sites that link to others. It also recommends using two periods to search within a numeric range and "related:" to find related sites. An example is given for each tip.

1. GOOGLElike a proEverybody believes they know how to
“Google” but not everyone knows how to be a
true genius of it.
Here are simple yet effective ways of
maximizing your Google search . . . Like a pro!
Quotation Marks
Use quotes to search for an exact word or
set of words. This is useful for searching
quotes and song lyrics.
DashesPut a dash before a word that you want to
exclude in your search.
TildeUse a tilde before a term to include
results with its synonyms.
site: query
Use site: to search within a specific
website.
link: query
Use link: to search for sites that link to a
specified site url.
Two periods
Use two periods between two numbers to
express range of things like date,
measurements, and prices.
related: query
Use related: to find sites that are related
to the specific site.
“Fish are friends, not food.”
monkey-animal
Christmas~dinner
site:globeandmail
link:cotr.bc.ca
movies 1970..1990
related:itsaulgood.com
Ask your librarian!
Julie Kent, Hons. B.A., M.L.I.S.
COTR Instructional and Research Librarian
jkent@cotr.bc.ca
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