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Tips for Better Search Results
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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
quotes around phrases so the search engine will search for the
words as a phrase, not as separate words
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To look for a term,
rather than search the individual words in a term, use quotes around it:"Bureau of Indian Affairs" |
| Use a
plus sign + in front of a word or a phrase to
require its search |
A word or a phrase
preceded by a + 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 its
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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connectors to indicate inclusion, exclusion, or word proximity.
Some common logical operators include OR, AND, and NOT. |
Iroquois AND
constitution |
| Native
Americans OR First Nations |
| indigenous
NOT Australian |
| Use
parentheses around terms that are alike. |
Inuit and
(traditions OR culture) |
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