Search for Articles: Internet Search

Advanced Google Search Strategies

Exclude a Word

Use the minus sign ("-") before a keyword to eliminate results that include that word. For example:

• salsa recipes -tomato would return salsa recipes without tomatoes.

Search Within a Single Site or Domain

Search for "site:URL keyword." For example: 

• site:.edu biology will only return results for the keyword biology that appear on webpages that end in .edu.
• site:www.smu.edu football would only return webpages within the SMU site that mention football.

Scholarly Content 

Google Scholar, PubMed, and other websites can connect you to a lot of scholarly content. Google Scholar in particular is bigger than any single library database.

Many websites ask you to pay for full-text access, but you can get access for free through SMU Libraries. Either look up the article in Library Search or use the LibKey Nomad browser extension.

Installing LibKey Nomad

1. Download the extension for your internet browser: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Brave, or Vivaldi.
2. Select "Southern Methodist University" as your organization.