Tips for Better Search Results

If you were interested in "the history, language and current location of the Potawatomi people" you could search for: Potawatomi history language location

• Use nouns and unique words
• Put the most important words first
• Use multiple terms when possible

Use quotes around phrases so the search engine will search for the words as a phrase, not as separate words

To look for a term, rather than search the individual words in a term, use quotes around it: "National Park Service"

Use a plus sign + in front of a word or a phrase to require its search

A word or a phrase preceded by a + must be present in all pages returned: Automobile +"Henry Ford"  
Automobile  + Michigan

Use a minus sign- in front of a word to exclude its search

If you wanted pages on baseball but not statistics you can prevent "statistics" from being searched:
Baseball -Statistics

Use connectors to indicate inclusion, exclusion, or word proximity. Some common logical operators include OR, AND, and NOT.

Use parentheses around terms that are alike.