1. More Advanced Web Searching Secrets for Teacher-Librarians
Paul Barron
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2. Presentation Objectives
Review search syntaxes to:
Limit results to a:
Time period; for example, for one year
Single webpage
k12.va.us webpage
Pinterest
PDF or PowerPoint
Country; for example, the United Kingdom
Find results with search terms in the webpage address
Exclude a site or keyword/phrase from search results
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3. Do this search in Google.
intitle:”middle school” AND “book recommendations” AND boys
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4. Reducing the Number of Results
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5. Reducing the Number of Results
How many results are there in the “Past year”?
To display the number of results in the “Past year” Select Search tools
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6. To Return to the First Results Page
Select “Search tools” followed by “Clear” to return to the first results page.
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7. Excluding a Term or Site in Search Results
Google does not support the NOT operator;  the minus sign "-" before a term gives the same functionality. 
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8. Excluding a Website from the Results
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9. Excluding a Website from the Results
best AND comics AND "graphic novels" AND children -site:amazon.com
NOTE The number of results decreased by 1.7 million with the exclusion of
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Run these queries.
Query
# of Results
"graphic novels" AND teens AND site:org
"graphic novels" AND teens AND site:org -site:ala.org
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11. k12.va.us Site-Limited Query
k12.va.us-limited Search - Restricts the results to only Virginia DOE webpages or Virginia school divisions with k12 in their webpage URL.
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12. k12.va.us-limited Search Results
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13. Try one of these queries.
Query
# of Results
"graphic novels" AND teens AND site:k12.va.us
read-aloud AND "elementary school" AND site:k12.va.us
"reading literacy" AND websites OR links AND site:k12.va.us
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14. Pinterest Site-Limited Search
The site-limited search returns results from only Pinterest.
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15. Pinterest Search Results
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16. Searching Other Countries with Google
Country-code Top Level Domain (ccTLD)
A ccTLD is a unique two letter string assigned to a country or other geographical area to identify it in a webpage address.
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17. Limiting Results to Another Country
Syntax – site:(ccTLD)
"john locke" AND "thomas jefferson" AND "declaration of independence" AND site:uk
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.uk ccTLD Results
The sequence .ac (short for academia) is used in many countries for academic institutions. In the United Kingdom academic institutions use domain names ending in .ac.uk. 
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19. https://icannwiki.com/CcTLD
Country Codes Source
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20. Google Search Worldwide Addresses
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21. Google.ch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Google_domains
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22. Try One of these Country Searches
"graphic novels" AND site:edu.cn
"u.s. bill of rights" AND "u.s. constitution" AND site:ac.uk
"anne frank" AND diary AND inurl:uni- AND site:de
Uni- is the identifier for a German university
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URL-limited Searches
URL Field Search (inurl:) – Returns results with the terms in the webpage address. Terms in the webpage address may function like a descriptor of the webpage content.
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inurl Search Results
NOTE All the results have k12 in the url and the phrases middle school and library instruction in the snippets.
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25. Your turn to search!
Query
# of Results
inurl:k12 AND "graphic novel"
inurl:k12 AND "graphic novel" AND "middle school" AND motivation
inurl:k12 AND "graphic novel" AND "middle school" AND motivation AND boys
Can you identify the states from the webpage addresses?
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26. PowerPoint Filetype-Limited Query
Filetype-limited Search - Limits the results to a specific filetype; for example, PowerPoint (ppt), Word (doc), Excel (xls) or PDF (pdf).
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27. PowerPoint Filetype-limited Search Results
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28. PDF Filetype-Limited Query
"reading strategies" AND boys AND "middle school" AND journal AND filetype:pdf
"reading strategies" AND boys AND "middle school" AND journal AND filetype:pdf
Why should I do PDF filetype-limited searches?
By adding the keyword “journal” to the query and limiting the results to a PDF, full-text journal articles will most likely be returned.
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29. PDF Filetype-Limited Query
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30. PDF Filetype-Limited Query
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31. “Cited by …” and “Related articles”
Through its …
“Cited by" feature, provides access to abstracts of articles that have cited the article being viewed.
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“Cited by” Results
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The Cited Resource
This is a 218-page report on effective programs for struggling readers.
Note the Best Evidence Encyclopedia
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34. Best Evidence Encyclopedia
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35. “Cited by …” and “Related articles”
Through its …
"Related articles" feature, presents a list of related articles, ranked by how similar these articles are to the original result, but also taking into account the relevance of each paper.
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“Related articles”
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37. Your turn to do site searches!
Query
# of Results
"reading research" AND site:
intitle:"read aloud books" AND "book list“ AND “middle school” AND site:pinterest.com
intitle:“graphic novel" AND "book list“ AND “middle school boys” AND site:pinterest.com
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38. Link Checking Syntax – link:(web address)
Link Checking returns webpages linked to a website or a webpage.
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Link Check Results to
All are .edu sites
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Your turn to link check!
Query
link:
link: AND “reading strategies” AND “teacher librarian”
link: AND “reading strategies” AND “elementary school” AND "teacher librarian“ AND site:edu
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41. Recommendation for Searching
Begin with a title field search - intitle: “your topic”
Add Boolean expressions – AND or OR descriptors
Limit the results to a top level domain or country with site:
Associations or Organizations - .org
Educational Institutions - .edu
U.S. Government - .gov
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42. Recommendation for Searching
Limit to a specific website
site:k12.va.us
Finish with a link check to find other relevant sites
Bookmark the best sites
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