- Google Advanced Search and Power Search Commands
- Evaluating Websites: question what you find
- Sweet Search – a search engine created for students by teachers and researchers that returns only reliable results!
Search Strategies
- Remember that your first stop for reputable sources is always from our
List of Databases. Try their Advanced Search and look for the database’s Help and Search Strategies sections.
Google Advanced Search | Consider using advanced search functions when searching the Net by setting the following functions.► Be sure to use reliable websites. For tips on evaluating websites see Green Guide (from earlhaig.ca/library): p 30-31 |
Use a variety of related Keywords in your search |
Search NYPL (left panel “Topics“, “Show more…“) to help find related keywords. (Ex: Canadian Law, legislation, constitution) |
Try variations (singular/plural) or synonyms of the keyword |
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all these words: (enclose in ” “) |
List and the topics separated by a space (equivalent to using quotation marks)
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site or domain:(site: ____ ) | Restrict to a university domain (utoronto.ca, yorku.ca, harvard.edu) to hone in on academic sites. Be sure to check the URL for ~ which may indicate a student (rather than professor) page.
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File type: | Try for more official docs (e.g., filetype:pdf) |
Boolean commands (AND, OR, NOT) |
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Evaluate Websites – p32 of Green Guide pw in agenda p22