Google Search Tips
Search within one website
- Type site:[URL] keywords to search within one website.
- Example, site:cjr.org FOIA searches just content about the Freedom of Information Act on the Columbia Journalism Review website.
Search within one type of website
- Type site:[.domain] keywords to search pages within one type of website.
- Example, site:.gov FOIA searches just content about the Freedom of Information Act from U.S. government websites.
Find exact words/phrases
- Add quotation marks around words and phrases to search for those words exactly, so Google doesn't look for related terms, too.
- Example, "mark feldstein" journalist prioritizes results about the UMD professor over other Mark Feldsteins.
Remove certain results from your search
- Add a hyphen/minus sign (-) before keywords you want to eliminate from your results.
- Example, "ocean city" -"new jersey" -"NJ" brings back content about Ocean City, Maryland, but nothing about Ocean City, New Jersey.
Even more Advanced Search tips
On the Google Search homepage, go to Settings > Advanced to access even more settings, including language, file type, and date last updated. Read more search tips.
