Category: Information Literacy
This Day In History: July 31

History nerds unite for a short sample of what happened on today’s date in photos, digitized documents, and other media! July 31, 1816: the birth of George H. Thomas, Mexican-American war hero and the Rock of Chickamauga July 31, 1874: Patrick Francis Healy Inaugurated as President of Georgetown University July…
Google Search Tip #6: Google Image Search Tools
Google Search Tip #5: Two Dots Define a Number Range
Google Search Tip #4: The Minus Sign Omits Results
Google Search Tip #3: Image Search Tools
Google Search Tip #2: Filter by Filetypes

Looking for a PDF in your search results? How about a PowerPoint? Use this shortcut to filter your results to only specific filetypes. For example, if you want your search results to be exclusively downloadable PowerPoint presentations about the American Revolution, type: american revolution filetype:ppt Notice there are no spaces…
Google Search Tip #1: Using Quotation Marks

Using quotation marks can really change your Google Search Results! Placing your search terms in quotation marks will force Google to search for that exact phrase. The search results for cupcake warehouse are different from search results with the exact phrase “cupcake warehouse” . Watch this video tutorial to see…