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Research Ready: Google Tips

Quick Tips - Google

We all know how "to Google," and some of you have probably been Googling as long as you've been walking and talking, but check out these tips for more refined searches and better results. 

Use Google's own Advice on How to search on Google

Limit your search by using domains 

Site level

 

Top level domains - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_top-level_domains#Original_top-level_domains   
(.org, .com, .gov, .edu, & more)

 

Country codes - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_top-level_domains#Country_code_top-level_domains​ 

 

Search by filetype

google search by filetyp

 

Use the built-in filters and search tools once you have results

 

Explore more

There are other Google tools that aren't as well known as Google Search.
Explore more with this list of Google Gems.