Video Gallery - Module 2
Search Trick - ctrl+f
If you take away one thing from this course, make it this one. Dan Russell shows us how to find text on a webpage, and what that means for your search skills (7:26) Return to top
Search Operators - site:
Dan Russell shows us how to search within a domain to get results from only a certain website or a certain kind of website. Great for increasing the quality of results. (7:05) Return to top
Search Operators - filetype:
Did you know it's possible to search for only PDF files, Microsoft Word documents, or PowerPoint presentations? Dan Russell shows us how. (4:42) Return to top
Search Operators - minus sign
One of the operators I use all the time. Dan Russell shows us how to eliminate terms from our search results, which helps increase their relevance. (3:27) Return to top
Search Operators - OR and quotes
Two others I use all the time. Dan Russell shows us how to search with synonyms and how to search for a multi-word phrase verbatim. (5:04) Return to top
Search Tools - Google Advanced Search
In case you forget what Google (or any search engine, for that matter) is capable of, look for the advanced search interface. Dan Russell shows us how to use it. (2:55) Return to top
Search Tools - Google Scholar
Along with websites, Google also indexes citations, journal articles, patents, and academic papers. Dan Russell gives us a primer on Google Scholar. Return to top
Search Tools - Google Books
One of the greatest feelings in the world (for a librarian) is debunking a misattributed quote by searching the texts that make up Google Books. Dan Russell again. (5:05) Return to top
Search Tools - Google News Archive
Dan Russell shows us how to use Google News and Google News Archive to search for current events and historical newspapers. Who remembers microfilm? (4:36) Return to top
Search Tools - Google Images
Google's Image Search offers some pretty advanced features for filtering your search to very specific images. Dan Russell shows us how to do it. Return to top
Each of these videos come from the excellent Power Searching with Google courses from Dan Russell and the Search Education team at Google. If you want to develop your search skills beyond what we'll cover in this course, we highly recommend them.