ENG 111 & 112 Course Playbook

Restrict your Internet searches to specific domains (ex.: .gov, .mil) or  specific sites (ex.: cdc.gov, pbs.org)

Use Google or Bing with these formats (note the punctuation!):

• To search specific domains, enter the following in the search box:

(term) site:.domain

Example: flu site:.gov

• To search specific sites, enter the following in the search box:

(term) site: site name.domain

Example: flu site: cdc.gov

Activity: format targeted Web searches

[1] You would like to know what kind of education benefits the armed forces offer, so you decide to search military sites. How do you format the search? (remember the punctuation!)

[2] You need information about Mars, and you want to get it from NASA (nasa.gov). How do you format the search? (remember the punctuation!)