Finding Credible Websites Using Advanced Google Search
- Go into Google.com and click on Advanced Search (to the right of the search box)
- Once in the advanced search screen, note in the upper right hand corner there are Advanced Search Tips.
- Enter your search terms. Note that you can search by exact phrase, all words or any words. You may even exclude words if you like.
- For the purposes of this demonstration, enter the keywords: gun control
- In Search within a site or domain, limit it to an: .edu
- Scroll to the bottom and click on the plus sign next to: Date, usage rights, numeric range, and more. Narrow the date by choosing from the drop down: within the last year
- Click the Advanced Search button on the bottom right.
- Note that all of the results are from .edu's (educational institutions) and the content also has been updated within the last year.

- Google is a great teacher as well - note that it is clear how the search instructions were modified in the search box above. From here, modify the search to look for only government sites by simply changing .edu to .gov.
- Now the search box looks like this:

- Now, Google will only return government websites that contain the words gun control AND were updated within the last year.
So, as you modify anything in the advanced search screen, you can see how it is modified within the basic google search box. After a while you'll become an expert on typing your advanced searches in right from the basic search box!