Search technique

How to do it

Example

What it does

AND

Added in by default

Saturn planet

Finds pages with both Saturn and planet

OR

Add capitalized OR

Saturn OR Jupiter

Finds pages with either term

NOT

Add minus sign

Saturn –Mars

Finds pages that refer to Saturn but not Mars

Phrases

Put in quotation marks

“solar system”

Finds these words as a phrase

Finding similar and related words

Add ~ to beginning of a word

~planet

Searches for planet and related words, such as planetary, solar system, and Mars

Search technique

What to do

What it does

Search example

Links to stock market info from a number of web sites

Brings up a map of where the area code is located

Brings up online phone directory info

Maps

Search for address, city, and state

Links to MapQuest and Yahoo Maps

800 Algoma Blvd. Oshkosh , WI

U.S. Patents

Search for a U.S. patent number

Brings up the full patent record from the US Patent and Trademark Office

patent 6685471

Airport information

Search for the 3-letter airport code and the word “airport”

Links to current airport conditions and delays

grb airport

Definitions

Type in the word “define” and the term you want defined

Brings up definitions of that term found on various web pages

define:”nurse practitioner”

Site search

Type in “site:”, the URL of the web site you want to search, and the word you’re searching for

Searches for your term only in the web site specified

“radio station” site:www.uwosh.edu

Calculator *

Type in the math problem you want solved

Calculates the problem for you

28*4 ; 264+3185; (25+8)/3

Conversions

Type in the units you want the conversion terms for

Specifies the conversion terms, or does the calculation for you

feet in a mile ; inches in centimeters; cups in 2 quarts