How to Limit Your Search

When performing an Advanced Search or a CCL Advanced Search, you may optionally enter criteria to limit your search, if enabled by your library. For example, you may want to search for documents with a specific publication date or only for documents with images.

The search limiters are displayed below the search term input boxes. If the search limiters are not currently displayed, click the More search options link found on the search page. Click the Hide search options link if you do not wish to display these options.

The ability to specify search limits or remove them is also be available from the results list by clicking Expand/Limit.

Available Search Limiters

The list below shows all possible search limiters.

Limiter Description

Article type You can restrict results to a specific kind of document as selected from the list, which is dynamically generated and reflects the current search results. Note: This option is only available from the results list when you click Expand/Limit.

Documents with images Limits results to only those documents that contain some kind of image. Click on the box to impose or remove this limitation. Depending on how your location is set up, the box might be checked by default. While this limiter can be used by itself, it is best used in conjuntion with other search criteria.

Publication date You can limit a search result to include only material published on, before or after a date or within a range of dates. Use the radio buttons to choose how you want to limit by date, then use the drop-down boxes to select the exact date or dates that you want. This limiter can be used on its own without any other search criteria; however, you must enter a date or range of dates.

Publication title Use this option to limit your search to specific sources. You can search for publication names containing the words you enter. This is useful for short publication names or when you are interested in only one publication. Alternatively, you can browse a list of sources. Once you click the Browse Publication Title link you'll be able to select one or more titles from a separate browser window. This limiter can be used on its own without any other search criteria. That is, your results will contain all available articles from the selected publication(s). For example, one or more selected volumes of Contemporary Authors.

Subject area Allows you to limit your search to specific subject areas, including: Arts, Biography, Business, Education, Environment, History, Law, Literature, Medicine, Multicultural Studies, Nation & World, Religion, Science, Social Science. To select multiple choices, hold down the Control key while making your selections. This option is only available for Advanced Search. This limiter can be used on its own without any other search criteria. Note: Your library may not hold eBooks in every subject area.

Target audience This option lets you restrict results by intended audience (reading level). Select from the list provided. To select multiple choices, hold down the Control key while making your selections. This limiter can be used on its own without any other search criteria.

Limiter	Description
Article type	You can restrict results to a specific kind of document as selected from the list, which is dynamically generated and reflects the current search results. Note: This option is only available from the results list when you click Expand/Limit.
Documents with images	Limits results to only those documents that contain some kind of image. Click on the box to impose or remove this limitation. Depending on how your location is set up, the box might be checked by default. While this limiter can be used by itself, it is best used in conjuntion with other search criteria.
Publication date	You can limit a search result to include only material published on, before or after a date or within a range of dates. Use the radio buttons to choose how you want to limit by date, then use the drop-down boxes to select the exact date or dates that you want. This limiter can be used on its own without any other search criteria; however, you must enter a date or range of dates.
Publication title	Use this option to limit your search to specific sources. You can search for publication names containing the words you enter. This is useful for short publication names or when you are interested in only one publication. Alternatively, you can browse a list of sources. Once you click the Browse Publication Title link you'll be able to select one or more titles from a separate browser window. This limiter can be used on its own without any other search criteria. That is, your results will contain all available articles from the selected publication(s). For example, one or more selected volumes of Contemporary Authors.
Subject area	Allows you to limit your search to specific subject areas, including: Arts, Biography, Business, Education, Environment, History, Law, Literature, Medicine, Multicultural Studies, Nation & World, Religion, Science, Social Science. To select multiple choices, hold down the Control key while making your selections. This option is only available for Advanced Search. This limiter can be used on its own without any other search criteria. Note: Your library may not hold eBooks in every subject area.
Target audience	This option lets you restrict results by intended audience (reading level). Select from the list provided. To select multiple choices, hold down the Control key while making your selections. This limiter can be used on its own without any other search criteria.