Welcome to Google 9

Figure 1.11 Pages that link to nlc.nebraska.gov

Be aware that the “link:” operator will search only for pages that link to the
exact URL that you enter. Thus, for the previous example, you will get results
that link only to that web page but not to any other page on that website. To
see links to any other page on the site, you would use link:nlc.nebraska.gov/
ncompasslive, for example.
You can also “Search pages you’ve visited,” if you are logged into your
Google account. Since that is not something that you would generally do when
helping your patrons, we do not cover that option in this book.
If the Advanced Search options aren’t finding what you need, you can “Use
operators in the search box.” This is a more complex way of doing most of the
searches that are available to you on the Advanced Search page. There is a list of
these, with examples, from this link at the bottom of the Advanced Search page.

Search Settings

The Search Settings page is where you can customize your preferences in
Google search. Changing any of these settings means you are changing them
indefinitely for the computer you are using. So, if you are on a computer that
is used by more than one person, you may want to consider your changes
carefully. By signing in to Google, you can have these settings affect your own
account as opposed to the particular computer. To reinstate your customized
settings, just log in to your Google account.