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Online Research

Find out where to look - Google Scholar, Wikipedia and beyond, and what to look for when you're evaluating your results.

Get the most out of Google

Use "quotation marks" around any phrase for exact-match searching
Change the order of your search terms for different results
Use Advanced Search for more precise searching

Google Search Help Center
Ready reference = quick answers to basic questions. Want to find out how many ounces in pound? What the Canadian $ is worth in US currency? What price a stock is trading at? The Google Help Center has lots of little tools to help with little questions and more.

Filters

Have you tried the filter settings on your favourite search engine yet?

Look on the top right or under the top banner of your results list to find out how you can search within your search.

For example, Google lets you refine by:

Images
Videos
News
Maps
Books
Canada-only sites
Time - last 24 hrs, week, month, year
Timeline - maps sites by dates
Shopping sites
Translated foreign-language sites
Sites with images

Cool Google Infographic!

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