The Internet is a great place to locate background information and additional resources outside of scholarly publications.
There are some tips and tricks you can implement to make the most out of Google Search and improve the relevance and quality of your results. These strategies are slightly different to those offered in Primo Search and journal databases.
While Google Search does offer an Advanced Search, which you might like to use, you can use these strategies within the basic search box to provide you with the same control.
| Search for an exact phrase or match |
Put your search terms in quotation marks "international trade" |
| Exclude a word from your search |
Put a dash - before any word you want to exclude customs -culture |
| Search within a website |
Use site: to search within a particular web address or to limit your results to a domain type site:.abs.gov.au site:.edu |
| Limit by geographical area or time frame | Use the Google Tools drop down options to limit results to Australia and/or select a timeframe for your results |
Grey literature refers to scholarly works and research that have not been commercially published. Grey literature is generally not subject to peer review however, it can often be a good source of up to date information. Alternatively, it can provide a valuable historical link to how things were done in the past.
Examples of grey literature include:
To find grey literature you can search:
Check out our Grey Literature guide for even more suggestions and search tips.
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