SOC431 - Community Dynamics and Development: Web Searching

Google

Google Web Search

Google Books

Google Book Search

Google Scholar

Google Scholar Search

Web Search Tips

  1. Power Searching Tips from Google - pdf
  2. Google Inside Search - All tips and tricks
  3. Google Public Data site
  4. Google Advanced Search
  5. Google News Search

Tips for Social Sustainability

Instead of asking Google a question, provide it with a starting point with part of the answer: 

   "social sustainability" "city of"

 

Try searching by filetype to locate pdfs and PowerPoint presentations: 

   filetype:pdf "social sustainability" "city of"

   filetype:pdf sustainability "strategic plan"

 

Try searching in a specific domain:

   site:edu "social sustainability" 

   site:gov livability housing poverty