Using Google Advanced Search

University of Melbourne Library

Learning Objectives

• Understand how Google Advanced Search differs from a basic Google Search

• How to use Advanced Search to retrieve results with more relevancy and efficiency

• How to use Advanced Search to find specific information within an external website

• How to access further support

http://www.google.com/advanced_search

Become an expert searcher -

Google Advanced Search

Why Use Google Advanced?

• Google Advanced Search will support you to effectively locate quality information resources available on the open web (e.g. policy).

• Google Advanced filters out irrelevant results

• Using the advanced functions of Google allows you to tailor the features which retrieve more specific results.E.g. Only retrieve PDFs documents from .org domains in the Australian region

Advanced Search provides scoping options not available in a basic Google search.

Begin by choosing the appropriate fields to narrow your results.

Advanced Search allows you to phrase search, retrieving results only when these words are adjacent to one another.

Advanced Search allows you to limit by region, retrieving tailored results.

this exact word or phrase: data visualisation

region: any region

Advanced Search allows you to limit by site or domain, which allows the user to refine to appropriate websites.

Advanced Search allows you to limit by file type which allows quick access to desired formats.

file type: Adobe Acrobat PDF (.pdf)

site or domain: .org

Combine your scoping options to retrieve results tailored to your

requirements

Advanced Search

Advanced Search formulates a search statement based on

the information input

Advanced Search has retrieved results that are purposeful and relevant

Advanced Search allows you to input further keywords to

retrieve results that are more specific.

e.g. “data visualization” AND “health program” site: .org filetype:pdf

Searching within a website

using Advanced Search

http://www.eval.org

Advanced Search allows you to search for content within a specific website.

Advanced Search

Advanced Search will search through the

desired website and retrieve results tailored to

the information need.

Need Help?

Find the contact details for your

librarian on the Getting Started

page of your library guide

Contact your

Graduate Online

Support Consultant

Refer to your library guide