One of the options Google Advanced Search offers as a way to narrow your search is by specifying a site or domain. As described on the page:
So, if you know you want to search only government websites, for example, you can do so very simply by typing .gov into the specified search box.
Then, once you've also typed your keywords into the top search boxes, along with any other limiting options you want, click the Advanced Search button towards the bottom of the page. . .
. . .and you will get your results, all of which should be from .gov websites.
You can also search within a specific website. If you want to find information on concussions from the American Public Health Association's website, you could plug their main URL into the search box, like so:
And this time your search will bring back all results within that site. Below is an example.
As you can see, they are all from the APHA's websites.
You can also perform a domain or site search without going to Google's advanced search. In the regular search box, simply type in your keywords and then site:.org or site:apha.org (or whatever your choices are!). The search will work the same way as above.
Final note: You may have heard in the past that .org or .edu sites are more trustworthy than .com sites. While often the case, this is not always true! You should still evaluate other aspects of the website to decide if it's a trustworthy source (see section 2 of INF 103).
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