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    Google Tips&Tricks

    Punctuation&SpecialCharacters

    Command WhentoUse Examples


    OR[mustbecapitalized] Toallowanyoreitherof2 carORautomobile
    ormorewordsorphrases snailORslug
    [quotes]toforce Tocreateuniquesearch globalwarming
    Googletosearchwordsasa termsfromcommonwords medicalmarijuana
    phrase
    + toincludeword Makesurewordorwords electricalmechanical+engineer
    appearinwebpage
    [workslikeBooleanNOT] Eliminatesundesirable dolphinsmiami
    toexcludeword wordsorphrase
    WaystoLimitSearches:ColonCommands

    TypeLimitCommands Uses&Limitations Examples


    DirectlyinSearchBox
    site: Mustbefollowedbyall site:infopeople.orgfindsallpages
    orthelastpartofthetop inGooglefromthissite.
    levelofaURL,which site:infopeople.orgtrainingfinds
    identifiesa"site."Must pagesinGooglefromthissitewith
    includeorg,edu,com, theword"training."
    etc. site:orgORsite:edulibrarian
    Usetosearchwithina trainingfindspageswiththese
    siteorlimittotypeof termsinside.orgor .edusitesin
    site(e.g., .orgor .edu). Google.
    intitle: Requirestermstooccur intitle:"globalwarming"
    inthe<Title>field,part intitle:"sealevel"california
    oftheHTML<Head> intitle:"globalwarming"
    ortopsection. site:epa.gov site:com
    Findspageslikelytobe
    focusedonyourterms.
    inurl: Requirestermstobein inurl:"healthcarereformfinds
    URLs. pageswiththesetwoinURLs,
    Canbeusedwithor allowinganypunctuation.
    withoutquotes,and
    repeated.
    URLpunctuationis
    ignored.
    Usuallyfindspages
    focusedvery
    specificallyonterms.
    filetype: Followbyafile filetype:pdf"nativeamericans"
    extension(pdf,xls,doc, diabetes
    ppt,etc.). filetype:ppt"booleansearching"
    Requirestermstobein site:edu
    thesetypesof docs.
    LPCLibrary 3/23/10cb 1
    GoogleFeatures&Shortcuts

    Definitions Typedefine:[yourwords]
    Ex:define:malfeasance
    Typewhatyouwanttoknow(Googlehasvarious
    factbooksandref.tools.)
    Ex:whatismalfeasance
    Typeyourterminthesearchbox,then clickon
    [definition]inbluebarinresults
    Synonyms(use~) ~foodfindswebpageswithrecipes,nutrition,
    cooking,restaurants
    Movies Typemovies:[moviename]
    Ex:movies:avatar
    Typemovies:[zipcode]
    Ex:movies:94551
    Typemovies:[theme]
    Ex:movies:vietnamwar
    Airlineflighttrackinginfo.(flight Type[airline][number]
    status) Ex:southwest2283
    Airportinfo(delays,weather,etc.) Type[airportcodeorcity]airport
    Ex:oakland,caairport
    U.S.areacodes(definedbymaps) Type[3digitcode]
    Ex:510
    Calculator Typemathprobleminsearchbox.
    Ex:5+2*2
    sqrt(4)
    Conversionofweights&measures Typeprobleminsearchbox.
    Ex:halfaquartinteaspoons
    15pounds*2milesincalories
    300poundsinkilograms
    Weather Typeweather:[city,state orzipcode]
    Ex:weather:livermore,ca
    Stockinfo.(stockreports&headlines) Typestocks:[oneormoreNYSE,AMEX,NASDAQ,
    ormutualfundcodes]
    Ex:stocks:dis
    OtherServices

    GoogleAlerts Emailsautomaticallysenttoyouwhenthereare
    newGoogleresultsforyoursearchterms
    TypesofAlerts:News,Blogs,Web,
    Comprehensive,Video,Groups
    Registrationrequired(free)
    ExamplesofwaystouseAlerttopics:
    o tomonitoradevelopingnewsstory
    o tokeepcurrentonacompetitororindustry
    o totrackmedicaladvances
    o togetthelatestonacelebrityorsportsteam

    LPCLibrary 3/23/10cb 2
    GoogleNews
    NewsArchiveSearch
    AdvancedNewsSearch

    Cankeywordsearch
    Bytitleofnewssource
    ByU.S.stateorcountry
    Withintheheadline,body,fulltextorURLof
    article
    Canalsolimitbydateandlanguage
    GoogleMaps FindsWebpages
    Findlocalbusinessesandservices(yellowpages)
    Getdifferentmapviews:traffic,satellite,terrain
    Getdrivingdirectionsdownloadtocellphone
    TypeproductandU.S.cityorzipcode
    Ex:freewifi94611
    digital camerasberkeley

    LPCLibrary 3/23/10cb 3

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