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Using Google for Research

This guide will help students take advantage of Google tips and techniques to find the best websites, as well as how to evaluate websites for academic purposes.

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Turn off Google search history

In 2012, Google instituted a new policy that would share users' search histories across all the Google products they might use. Information about this policy can be found at:


To turn off your search history as of June 2015, sign in to your Google or Gmail account and follow these instructions:


You can also use "incognito mode" to browse privately:

Alternatives to Google

Worried about privacy? You might be interested in try alternative search engines such as:


Yahoo and Bing are not free of privacy concerns, however. This article from the Huffington Post explains why:


Here are some other, more private search engines to try: