Gould Library staff continue our commitment to support the teaching and research needs of the Carleton community. Information on remote access to library resources and services will be updated regularly on the Remote Resources and Guidance for Library Users page and this FAQ. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you need additional assistance.
Your strategy to contextualize your topic will necessarily vary, but some general paths to investigate might include:
For answers to general questions about research, see "Library FAQs" and for more help, email me to meet about your project.
Advanced Google searching can turn up a wealth of otherwise "hidden" documents. Start regularly using just a few extra operators in Google and you'll never look back.
Operator | What It Does |
~ (tilda) | searches for synonyms |
inurl:gov; inurl:org; inurl:edu | searches only these domains |
filetype:pdf; filetype:xls; filetype:ppt | searches for only these types of documents |
date..date (2008..2009) | searches for documents relevant to those years |
site:carleton.edu | searches for documents only at Carleton's domain |
Example:
~hunger "twin cities" ~suburban inurl:org filetype:pdf 2005..2009