This document provides tips for using Google search more effectively: - Google's "Instant Search" feature begins searching as you type your query. - Simple searches can return many results, so use filters like time period or domain to narrow results. - Advanced search allows limiting to specific sites like .edu or .gov domains. - Phrase searches find exact phrases instead of individual words.

1. Internet Search Tips
Featuring Google

2. Google
Google’s introductory screen:

3. Google
When you start typing
a search, Google will
immediately begin
searching when
“Instant Search” is
turned on.
(This is found at top,
right of Google screen,
under Search Settings.)

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Note that a simple search for cargo
cults found about 87,500 results!!

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And of those 87,500 results,
you have a combination of
reliable and not-so-reliable
websites.

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You can use the options on the
left to narrow things down. The
option for limiting for time
period may be especially helpful
for finding recent information.

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Return to the Google
introductory page, and click on
the Tools symbol, and then on
the Advanced Search option.

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Take advantage of the
advanced search for
fine-tuning your
search.
Note the option for
searching within a site
or domain. You can
search just in
educational (.edu) or
government (.gov)
websites.

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Note the addresses in
these search results.
All are from educational
institutions.

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Government web sites.

11. Google
Phrase searches will find the words that
you enter appearing together in the web
page, not as separate words.

12. Google
Searching for “cargo cults” as a phrase, in
government web pages will narrow down
the earlier search – 92 results instead of
87,000!

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Also, investigate the Advanced Search Tips
link at the top, right of the Advanced
Search page.

14. Google
The tips provide
search ideas that
are useful in
Google as well as
many other
databases and
search engines.

15. More than Google
If you prefer to use a search engine other
than Google, look around for similar
options!