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.

However, many articles found via these websites will ask you to pay for full-text access. Don’t pay!

Instead, use a browser tool called LibKey Nomad to easily link to our subscriptions through SMU Libraries. View directions below. 

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.