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edu/
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OPERATORS FINDS PAGES CONTAINING….
rash hives the words rash and hives
rash OR hives either the word rash or the word hives
"exercise induced hives" the exact phrase exercise induced hives
define:antihistamine definitions of antihistamine from varied Websites
~automobile automobile and its synonyms: truck, car, etc.
virus –computer the word virus but NOT the word computer
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Google Finance Search Business info, news, and interactive charts
http://finance.google.com/finance
Google Labs Test-drive potential future Google products and services
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Google Maps View maps, get driving directions, and search for local businesses and
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Google Scholar Search through journal articles, abstracts and other scholarly literature
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OPERATORS & MEANING WHAT TO TYPE INTO SEARCH BOX
safesearch: safesearch:sex education
Exclude adult-content (Search for sex education material without returning adult sites.)
link: link:http://library.med.cornell.edu/
linked pages (Find pages that link to the Weill Cornell Medical Library website.)
site: “sickle cell anemia” site:.edu
limit to a particular domain (Find educational websites about sickle cell anemia)
filetype: annual report filetype:pdf
links to file type specifications (Find annual reports in pdf format)
CALCULATOR OPERATORS MEANING WHAT TO TYPE INTO
SEARCH BOX
+ addition 45 + 39
- subtraction 45 – 39
* multiplication 45 * 39
/ division 45 / 39
% percentage of 45% of 39
Conversion conversion of measurements 140 lbs in stones
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