COML 398: Theories and Methods (HC/BMC) Fall 2013: Web Searching

Searches on the Open Web can often return irrelevant or non-scholarly results.  Try limiting your search by various domains, or narrow your search using these search tips:

Limit your search by domain:

• Limited to academic institutions in the United States:

• André Breton site:.edu

• Hollywood Nazi site:.edu

• Limited to websites in non-US web domains:

• André Breton site:.fr

• "real maravilloso" site:.mx

• Limited to government websites in specific countries:

• tourism india site:.gov.in

• tourism site:.gob.mx

Limit your search to words in the title:

• allintitle: "Fritz Lang"

Remove unwanted results:

• chilean cinema -wikipedia

Use the the Google Advanced Search screen to conduct advanced searches including, but not limited to, those on the left.

See Google's Cheat Sheet for further tips on constructing and refining your searches.

See Nancy Blachman's GoogleGuide for even more tips.