University of Tasmania, Australia

The University uses Google as its Search Engine. Google has some special features for University website developers:

• Site-specific searches with results that can be displayed inside your site
• Search engine optimisation tips on how you can improve results.

For advice on this and sitemaps for your site, please email Web Services.

Protecting Sensitive Information from Search Engines:

It is important to prevent external search engines from indexing sensitive information. There are several options:

• Don't put the files on a web server in the first place, although this might not suit your business needs, so
• Don't make the files available to everyone - email Web Services to ask for a secure web area
• Server administrators can use a robots.txt file to prevent search engines indexing information
• Web developers use a special meta tag in their web page.

If you have any questions about the University Search Engine, please email Web Services