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Z G06: I&S Culture Shock: Search Tips

Cultural interactions between groups

Google Search Tips

Build your search string slowly and adjust your terms as you go along.

What do you want to do? This is how you do it: For example:
Search within a specific domain (ex: .gov, .edu) keyword site:.domain football site:.gov (This will give you results from government sites that include the word football)
Find recent results Select "Search Tools" & then the range of time
Search for an exact phrase  Use quotes around the phrase "Mary had a little lamb" (All results will have the exact wording of "Mary had a little lamb")
Not include a specific word Use - before the word you don't want football -soccer (This will give you results for football but NOT soccer.)
Search for one of several words Use OR between the words you are looking for football OR soccer (This will give you results for football or soccer.)

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