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.
Limit your search by using domains
Site level
![](//s3.amazonaws.com/libapps/accounts/43168/images/uiowa-google.PNG)
Top level domains - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_top-level_domains#Original_top-level_domains
(.org, .com, .gov, .edu, & more)
![](//s3.amazonaws.com/libapps/accounts/43168/images/top-level-google.PNG)
![](//s3.amazonaws.com/libapps/accounts/43168/images/edu-google.PNG)
Country codes - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_top-level_domains#Country_code_top-level_domains
![](//s3.amazonaws.com/libapps/accounts/43168/images/country-code-google.PNG)
Search by filetype
![google search by filetyp](//libapps.s3.amazonaws.com/accounts/43168/images/Screen_Shot_2018-01-22_at_11.43.34_PM.png)
![](//s3.amazonaws.com/libapps/accounts/43168/images/filetype-ppt.PNG)
Use the built-in filters and search tools once you have results
![](//s3.amazonaws.com/libapps/accounts/43168/images/web-filter.PNG)
![](//s3.amazonaws.com/libapps/accounts/43168/images/image-filter.PNG)