GOOGLElike a pro

Everybody believes they know how to “Google” but not everyone knows how to be a

true genius of it.

Here are simple yet effective ways of maximizing your Google search . . . Like a pro!

Quotation MarksUse quotes to search for an exact word or set of words. This is useful for searching quotes and song lyrics.

DashesPut a dash before a word that you want to exclude in your search.

TildeUse a tilde before a term to include results with its synonyms.

site: queryUse site: to search within a specific website.

link: queryUse link: to search for sites that link to a specified site url.

Two periodsUse two periods between two numbers to express range of things like date, measurements, and prices.

related: queryUse related: to find sites that are related to the specific site.

“Fish are friends, not food.”

monkey-animal

Christmas~dinner

site:globeandmail

link:cotr.bc.ca

movies 1970..1990

related:itsaulgood.com

Ask your librarian!Julie Kent, Hons. B.A., M.L.I.S.

COTR Instructional and Research Librarianjkent@cotr.bc.ca

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