Limiting a Search

Title, Keyword and Guided Keyword searches can be limited by Language and Item Type. Author searches cannot be limited.

To limit a search:

• Select a search type that can be limited and click the button on the search screen. The Select Search Limits page will display.

• Use the form to select the limits you want to apply to your search.  

• You may choose more than one limit type, and may make more than one selection within each type. To make multiple selections, hold down the Ctrl key (the Command key on Macintoshes) while clicking on your selections with the mouse.

• To limit your search by Language or Item Type, click on the appropriate pull-down list and select the limiting criteria.

• To jump to a specific section of a pull-down list without scrolling, simply type the first letter of your choice, and the appropriate section will be displayed. For example, if you click on the pull-down list for Language, and then type J, the list will jump to Japanese.

• To accept the limits, click the Set Limits button. To clear your selections, click the  button at the bottom of the page. 

• Search limits remain in effect until you click the button, or until you close your browser.

Note: Author searches cannot be limited. However, if you have set limits and then execute an author search, the system will display the message "Search limits are in effect," but limits will not be applied to the search.