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Tips for Better Search Results |
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Tips |
Examples |
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Be
specific
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If
you were interested in "the history, language and current
location of the Ojibway people" you could
search for:
Ojibway history language location
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Use nouns and unique words
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Put the most important words first
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Use multiple terms when possible
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Use
quotation marks around phrases so the search engine will search for the
words as a phrase, not as separate words |
To
look for a term, rather than search the individual words in a term,
use quotes around it:"Bureau of Indian Affairs"
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Use
quotation marks around phrases or individual words to require
inclusion in a search (Without this, search engines often omit or revise your search terms without telling you) |
A
word or a phrase in quotation marks must be present in all pages
returned:
Hopi "land claims"
Hopi "petroglyphs" |
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Use
a minus sign - in front
of a word to exclude it in a search
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If
you wanted pages on Apache but not the web server software you can prevent
"web server" from being searched:
Apache -"web server"
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Use connectors to indicate inclusion, exclusion, or word
proximity.
Some common logical operators include AND, OR, NOT. |
Iroquois AND constitution |
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Native Americans OR First Nations |
indigenous -Australian
(minus sign acts as NOT) |
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Use
parentheses around terms that are alike. |
Inuit and (traditions
OR culture)
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