• When using Google Search Click on the Tools tab in order to view filters for search results.
• Searching for the same topic multiple time using different wording helps specify the search.
• [site:.edu] using the site: filter you can filter by site address.
• [filetype:txt] using filetype: you can filter by type of file.
• “-” negative before a word will take the word out of the search.
• Using “” around phrases to search for the phrase together.
• Use Or to include more than one way to express an idea.
• Google has many operators to help filter your search.
• Us WHOIS to identify the owner of a site.

Using power search tools one can find credible and accurate information. For example if I have a school project I can use Power Search in order to find articles only published under .edu sites or sort down to only the information I need.