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Google / Google Scholar Search Tips
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Command / Operator
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Examples
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Domain Limiter
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site:.gov crime statistics | site:.edu glacier melt | etc...
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Site Limiter
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site:www.lynchburg.edu college lake
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Google Advanced Search
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https://www.google.com/advanced_search
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Combine "site:" operators with OR to search multiple domains:
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nikola tesla (site:gov OR site:edu)
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Wildcard: OR (expands search results)
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tesla OR edison
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Wildcard: - (eliminates a term from results)
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pandemics -influenza
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Eliminate multiple terms
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tesla -motors -car -battery
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Group terms with parentheses
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(tesla OR edison) alternating current
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Force exact match with quotes
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tesla "ac/dc"
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Match broadly with wildcards
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"rock * roll" = rock and roll; rock & roll; rock n’ roll, etc...
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Limit results by date range
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Search > Tools > Any time > Custom Range
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Use quotation marks for exact-match
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"thomas alva edison"
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Keywords appear within (X) words
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tesla AROUND(3) edison
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Plagiarism check
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Intext: "deliberate and widespread extermination of an ethnic group"
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Target a specific author on a site
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Rwandan genocide site:nytimes.com "Douglas Jehl"
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Target just one type of file
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Rwandan genocide filetype:pdf
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Google Scholar
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scholar.google.com
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Google Scholar Advanced Search
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Google Scholar > Menu > Advanced Search
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Set up Google Scholar Library Links
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Google Scholar > Menu > Settings > Library Links > Search for University of Lynchburg
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Follow an author (including yourself!)
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Google Scholar Profile > Follow
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