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Our subscription services are paid for in part by your tuition, and these insure that the articles, books, and other information you find is credible, and easier to cite!  \nSometimes, however, you will need or want to search online. For those instances, here are some Google tips and tricks.  \nSearch Government/Educational Websites  \nYou will sometimes need information from government websites, such as geographical or census data, statistics, or medical information. You may also search college or university sites for information, but please note that these can sometimes contain student-created pages, which may not always be factually correct or objective.  \nTo search a particular domain, use Google’s advanced search:  \n1. Select “Advanced Search” at the bottom of any search results page, or go directly to [google.com/advanced_search](google.com/advanced_search).  \n2. In the middle of the page, look for “Search within a site or domain.”  \n3. In this box, [type](type .gov)[ .gov](type .gov) for government sites, [or](or .edu)[ .edu](or .edu) for educational pages.  \n4. Hit search. Notice how your search appears with the command [site:.gov](site:.gov) (for example). You can also type this shortcut directly into the search box!  \nThis also works for searching whole sites. For example, try searching for your topic in [nytimes.com](nytimes.com) for newspaper articles.  \ndog ownership statistics [site:.gov](site:.gov)“Michael Phelps” [site:nytimes.com](site:nytimes.com)[ ](site:nytimes.com)[library site:greatbay.edu](library site:greatbay.edu)  \nDictionary  \nTo quickly bring up the definition for a word, search define followed by the word you’re looking up.  \ndefine agnostic  \nCalculate/Convert  \nGoogle will perform calculations or conversions for you. To calculate, simply type the problem.  \n16 / 4 (4 x 8) + 3  \nTo convert measurements or currency, type X [unit] in [other unit] .  \n12 USD in GBP  \n2 cups in ounces  \nWeather and Movies  \nYou can find results specific to your area with these tools. Simply search weather or movies followed by your zip code.  \nweather 03801  \nmovies 03801  \nPhrase/Exact Search  \nIf you’re looking for a phrase (more than one word), and want to rule out results with each word found separately on the page, put your phrase in quotation marks.  \nIn addition to this, Google will do a fuzzy search on words that are commonly misspelled or typed differently. For example, searching excersize will turn up results with exercise, and searching child care will show results including childcare. To avoid this, and search for an exact spelling of a word, put quotation marks around the word.  \nIgnore Words  \n“stem cell research”  \n“child care”  \n“semple”  \nTo eliminate certain words from you search, try putting a minus sign (-) in front of the undesired word.  \ncats –dogs  \nFind Device Manuals  \nNeed to change a setting on your camera? Fix your DVD player or blender? If your electronics are malfunctioning and the manual is missing, try finding the instructions you need online, using Google to search Amazon.  \n1. Type in the following search: PRODUCT filetype:pdf [site:images-amazon.com](site:images-amazon.com)  \n2. Replace PRODUCT with the name of your product (eg. Canon Rebel camera, Sony DVD player, KitchenAid blender) . Be specific if you know the model.  \n3. Click on a result to view, save & print the PDF.  \nkitchenaid mixer filetype:pdf [site:images-amazon.com](site:images-amazon.com)  \nOther Tips  \nSome other things you should keep in mind are:  \n􀁸 For the most part, Google does not recognize certain common words in searches—such as the, and, or, and a. You can leave these out of your search. If you want to search for a common word, put it in quotation marks.  \n􀁸 This is also the case for most punctuation, with the exception of dollar signs ($) and hyphens (-) .  \nGood luck and hap","cbCaijJrAVnYjqic","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijJrAVnYjqic","pdf",114867,"English","# Tips for Searching Google\n## Search Government/Educational Websites\n## Dictionary\n## Calculate/Convert\n## Weather and Movies\n## Phrase/Exact Search\n## Ignore Words\n## Find Device Manuals\n## Other Tips","[{\"question\":\"How can I search only within government or educational sites on Google?\",\"answer\":\"Use Google’s Advanced Search and the “Search within a site or domain” box, entering .gov or .edu. You can also type site:.gov or site:.edu directly into the search box.\"},{\"question\":\"How do I search for an exact phrase or an exact spelling on Google?\",\"answer\":\"Put the phrase or word in quotation marks. Quoted queries limit fuzzy matching and help avoid results with misspellings or separate-word matches.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the recommended way to exclude unwanted words from search results?\",\"answer\":\"Add a minus sign ( - ) directly before the undesired word, for example: cats -dogs.\"}]","Tips for Searching Google | PDF"]