Searching Google.com

Dental Hygiene Resources: Using Google at www.google.com

Tips:

AND	Every search in Google assumes you want every word to be included in the results. AND is assumed to be between any words.
"......" double quotes around a phrase or personal name to keep words in exact order	Quotation marks create a phrase which must be retrieved exactly as you typed it. Example: "Materials Safety Data Sheets" Example: "dental hygiene" Example: "temporomandibular joint pain"
use the word OR to expand your search use the word OR to include variations of terms	"tooth whitening" OR "tooth bleaching" "Materials Safety Data Sheets" OR MSDS "temporomandibular joint pain" OR TMJ
- a minus sign eliminates any results with that word	fluoridated water -California
limit a search to one web source, or one domain	"Materials Safety Data Sheets" site:.gov

Do a Google search

Go to www.google.com
Type in "Materials Safety Data Sheets" (using quotes around the phrase)
How many results did you get?___________________
Now change your search to limit the results to sites from educational Web sites (.edu)
For example: type in "Materials Safety Data Sheets" site:.edu
How many results did you get?___________________

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