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Database Tips : Google - Advanced Searching

Help & Tips for using some of the databases common in the Allied Health Sciences disciplines

Created by Health Science Librarians

Below are advanced Google search techniques along with an example of each.

To search one specific website; site:ncleg.gov
To search one type of website; site:.edu
To eliminate one website; -site:ncleg.gov
To eliminate one word, you can also use the - sign; -France
To search for a specific filetype; filetype:pdf
To search for a specific phrase, put those words in quotation marks; "temporary assistance for needy families"
In our library databases, you may use OR or AND when you are conducting a search. OR will give you more results and AND will give you less. In Google, it assumes all the words you search are needed, so you don't need to write AND. If you'd like to search using OR, Google version of OR is |, Morocco|Spain means Morocco OR Spain.
To eliminate AI results from your search; -ai