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ART05: FYS Natural Design

Tips for Searching

In databases: Use Boolean logic: AND  OR   NOT

Searching on the internet search engines:

  • site:.com   —for type or specific website
  • site:.edu   —for universites/colleges
  • site:.gov   —for US Government websites
  • site:flickr.com   —for a specific website

Use the "-" minus sign to remove a search term. Example: -AI to remove AI images from results

When searching by what kind of file you want, use "filetype:xyz"  Example: filetype:pdf

Use a variety of search engines (Google Search, DuckDuckGo, etc.)

Reverse Image Searches:

  • Google Image
  • TinEye
  • Yandex
  • Bing Visual