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BIO 141/142 & NAS 150 (Online): Google Tips

Library research resources for the Medical Experience/Medical Problem assignments in NOVA Online biology and anatomy/physiology courses. Questions? Email online-library@nvcc.edu

Focus Your Google Search

Tip #1: How to search only .gov sites

Suppose your professor only wants you to use sources from government websites. Use site: to tell Google which domain (.gov, .edu, .org) you want to search

Example 1: plantar fasciitis site:gov

Example 2: plantar fasciitis site:edu

Tip # 2: Search in one specific website

Suppose you only want to see search results from the National Institutes of Health. You can do that too, using site:

Example 1: rheumatoid arthritis site:nih.gov

Example 2: rheumatoid arthritis site:mayoclinic.org

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