There’s More to Google Than Typing a Few Words III November 23, 2007
Posted by western4uk in Google, Search Engines.Tags: Google, Search Engines, Search Techniques
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Google can also be told how to search in addition to what to search for.
Searching for Definitions
Dictionary snowed under the blizzard of paper work on your desk? Maybe you can’t get at the Fade Library’s quick reference collection without a flurry of public transport use or a trip in the car? Use define: in Google (note the colon in the search below, it’s important)
define:public health
This will bring back definitions of public health.
Site Searching
You can target a google search at a particular site by typing site:[web address of site you want to restrict search to] e.g.
pandemic site:www.dh.gov.uk
Will search for pandemic resources on the Department of Health website only.
Search within a number range
You can search for sites within a number range by using the [number]..[number] format, which is great for limiting to material produced between certain dates. The search below looks for material on influenza pandemic as a concept but limits results to pages produced between 2006 and 2007.
pandemic influenza 2006..2007
Limiting Results to a Particular Filetype
The search shown below returns Care Pathways in an Adobe Acrobat .pdf format
care (pathway OR pathways):pdf
Identifying things Linking to Your Website
If you have a website and want to know who links to you the link: search will show what links Google has identified to your site e.g.
link:www.fade.nhs.uk
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