English 211 - Lopez

You can utilize a number of advanced search features in Google to refine your results and get to better sources, faster. You enter site: into the search bar to limit to a specific site (such as nytimes.com) or domain (such as .edu). Similarly, you can also search for a specific type of file results. As an example, entering file:.pdf will only return PDF results, no websites. Quotation marks will force Google to search for words as a phrase. A minus sign in front of a word will remove it from the results. Also, you limit date ranges by enter a start year, two dots, and an end year without any spaces. 

*Pro Tip: Some internet sources (cough Wikipedia cough) may not be appropriate to site in an academic paper, but they have have references, links, or additional readings that could be appropriate. Evaluation is extremely important on the internet, which can be a great place to start, but rarely where you will finish your research.

The LibKey Nomad extention connects your general Internet searching back with McDermott Library subscriptions and resources. Even if you just start with Google or Google Scholar search, LibKey Nomad will scan the Mcdermott Library access and generate links back to our paid access.

Follow these steps to install and use Libkey Nomad in Chrome:

1. Find LibKey Nomad in the Chrome Web Store.
2. Click or tap the Add to Chrome button.
3. On the new tab that opens, type US Air Force Academy into the institution search box.
4. Select US Air Force Academy option that appears in the search box drop-down.
5. When the green box reading "Library selection saved!" appears, you can close that browser window and begin (or continue!) searching. LibKey Nomad will operate in the background.

Follow these steps to install and use Libkey Nomad in Firefox:

1. Find Libkey Nomad in the Firefox Browser Add-ons.
2. Click or tap the Add to Firefox button.
3. If your browser is already configured to put extensions in the toolbar, you should now see a small, green flame icon in your toolbar. If not, go to the triple bar menu and find the Customize menu. Click that, and then drag the Add-ons icon (a puzzle piece) to the Bookmarks Toolbar, after which the little green flame for Libkey Nomad should appear.
4. Click on the green flame icon. It should open a pop-up window that asks you to Select Organization. Search for and selected US Air Force Academy. Once your selection is saved, you can close that window and begin (or continue!) searching. Libkey Nomad will operate in the background.