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Using Google Advanced Search
University of Melbourne Library
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Learning Objectives
• Understand how Google Advanced Search differs from a basic Google Search
• How to use Advanced Search to retrieve results with more relevancy and efficiency
• How to use Advanced Search to find specific information within an external website
• How to access further support
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http://www.google.com/advanced_search
Become an expert searcher -
Google Advanced Search
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Why Use Google Advanced?
• Google Advanced Search will support you to effectively locate quality information resources available on the open web (e.g. policy).
• Google Advanced filters out irrelevant results
• Using the advanced functions of Google allows you to tailor the features which retrieve more specific results.E.g. Only retrieve PDFs documents from .org domains in the Australian region
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Advanced Search provides scoping options not available in a basic Google search.
Begin by choosing the appropriate fields to narrow your results.
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Advanced Search allows you to phrase search, retrieving results only when these words are adjacent to one another.
Advanced Search allows you to limit by region, retrieving tailored results.
this exact word or phrase: data visualisation
region: any region
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Advanced Search allows you to limit by site or domain, which allows the user to refine to appropriate websites.
Advanced Search allows you to limit by file type which allows quick access to desired formats.
file type: Adobe Acrobat PDF (.pdf)
site or domain: .org
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Combine your scoping options to retrieve results tailored to your
requirements
Advanced Search
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Advanced Search formulates a search statement based on
the information input
Advanced Search has retrieved results that are purposeful and relevant
Advanced Search allows you to input further keywords to
retrieve results that are more specific.
e.g. “data visualization” AND “health program” site: .org filetype:pdf
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Advanced Search allows you to search for content within a specific website.
Advanced Search
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Advanced Search will search through the
desired website and retrieve results tailored to
the information need.
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