Q. How can I get better search results using Google?

Google is a go-to source for many people because of its comprehensiveness, but that can also lead to unmanageable search results.

• For better Googling use the site feature in your search. For example, if you want to find out about poverty in Tennessee you would search: poverty site:*.tn.gov. Using the * (wild card) allows any government site in Tennessee that deals with the subject, poverty, to be included.
• You might also try phrase searching, which can be done by putting quotation marks around the phrase. For example: "child abuse" will search those two words in that order, with no words in between.

More Info / Source(s)

• Google Search Tips
• Types of Information Sources (VA Tech
• Evaluating Internet Information (VA Tech)

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(Adapted from Walsh Univversity)