Country Extensions
Return results from specific countries
Click on the map to access a complete list of country extensions to use when searching for particular perspectives or when reading URLs.
Use these country extenstions to search Google for specific perspectives on a research topic. For example, searching for information on Hinduism from an Indian perspective is possible using the following search.
This search will return only results on Hinduism from India.
reading urls
Reading URLs
One of the first steps in evaluating information from the internet is to read its URL. URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator and simply is the address of the website. Each page on the website will have its own address or unique URL. You can tell a lot from a URL ... Use the strategies below to help read and evaluate the URLs for Search Engine results as well as use the URL to search for information from specific sites.
- Internet Domain Names
Click on the image above to load the full list of Internet Domain Extensions and their definitions.
The extensions to use for assignments include:
.gov - government departments
.org - not for profit organisations
.edu - educational institutions (be wary of these though; some may be authored by students with little authority in the subject)
Extensions to avoid:
.info - have been associated with scams
.com and .biz - business sites trying to sell a product/service/idea
If you want to return results for just government sites, then search Google for ... site:gov environment - Country ExtensionsAccess a complete list of country extensions for you to use when searching for particular perspectives or when reading URLs. To search a perspective Google ... site:in hinduism ... this will return hinduism results only from India.
Personal Websites
Personal Websites
Beware of the tilda in the URL. The tilda is the symbol which appears above. In a URL the tilda usually appears before a person's name. This signifies the website is a personal site and should be used with caution as it will contain bias.
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