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Searching the Internet

You’re probably very familiar with doing searches on the internet already. Still, this section may have some hints and tricks for searching you don't already know!

Advanced Searching

Many search engines have advanced search options, including Google. Google provides fewer filters than OneSearch, but it does have an advanced search function. To access advanced search, once you search, click Settings, then select Advanced Search.

Site Searching

You can limit your search to a specific domain or search a website using Google.

  • “student loans” site:.gov will search all .gov websites for information about student loans
  • “student loans” site:nytimes.com will search the New York Times for information about student loans

Excluding Search Terms

If you want to exclude a certain word or phrase from your results, you can do so in advanced search, or you can use the dash in your search string to remove a term.

  • debt AND “student loans” –Europe will exclude any results that contain the word Europe

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