Tips for searching Google
Search for exact phrases or names in “……“ “Second Life grid” “Rem Koolhaas” Search for words with different spellings / common synonyms colour OR colour “critical design” OR “critical graphic design” 3 OR must in capital letters
Uncertain of exact spelling of a specific word colour OR color +spot commercialisation OR commercialization +design Exclude a specific word portfolio -investment Web page title – limit to search terms in web page title intitle:commercialisation allintitle: What is critical design?
3 this can be an easy way to find out if a journal article is free online
Website or domain – limit to particular types of websites site:.ac OR site:.edu site:.ac.nz OR site:.edu.au OR site:.ac.uk – for multiple tertiary websites
3 what follows site: must be the type of website at the end of the URL – site:.edu will not find Australian educational sites
File format – limit to file types such as pdf or PowerPoint filetype:ppt filetype:pdf Definitions define:orthographic define:”keyline view” However, define:"critical graphic design" is not on Google. Try AltaVista.
New Zealand material or websites Choose ‘pages from New Zealand’ button Add ‘zealand OR nz’ into your search terms Other country websites site:au site:uk
3 what follows site: must be the country abbreviation at the end of the URL
Language – limiting to a language Go to the Advanced Search option Links to a site – search for sites that link to a relevant site Go to the Advanced Search option Types of URL or websites – determine type of website from file extensions: • Commercial sites – .com, .co.nz, .com.au e.g. http://www,dornob.com/ • NGOs and other non-profit organisations – .org, .org.nz, .org.au e.g. e.g. http://www.davidbermantfoundation.org • Government sites – .gov, .govt.nz, .gov.au e.g. www.moh.govt.nz • Educational/universities – .edu, .ac.nz, .edu.au e.g. www.vuw.ac.nz Dissecting a URL or website address http://www.mch.govt.nz/projects/culture/cultural-diplomacy.html http – hypertext transfer protocol – computer language for accessing the Web www – the World Wide Web mch.govt.nz – the location of the web page at a particular organisation projects/culture/cultural-diplomacy – the directory, sub-directory and filename of the document html – hypertext markup language – the computer language used to write web pages Adapted from the Wellington Medical School Library