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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

site search example site:www.uiowa.edu safety

 

Top level domains 
(.org, .com, .gov, .edu, & more)

site search example site: mil female rangers

site search example site:edu "campus safety"

 

Country codes 

site search example site:th shrine

 

Search by filetype

google search by filetype

search by filetype example filetype:ppt penguins

 

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

filtered search example search for penguins being searched "anytime"

filtered search results example for an image search for penguins by size color etc.

 

Explore more

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