Using the Search Sidebar

You'll find a handy Search box in the left-hand sidebar of the results list, document display page, and the About this Publication page. The Search sidebar lets you search within your results, narrow your current results, perform a new search without having to first return to a search input page, and link to related topics.

Refining Your Current Search Results

While viewing your results list, locate the Search sidebar in the left-hand margin (see the sample screen print below).

To search within your results, enter a word or phrase in the input box and click on the within these results check box. You may use AND, OR, and NOT to create Boolean expressions (see General Search Tips for more information on logical operators). Then click the GO button.

You may also display only results of a certain type or within a certain category using the Narrow Results by drop-down menu. Make a selection, such as "Subjects" or "Publication Title" or "Document Type" and the Search sidebar will refresh itself and display a dynamic list of the subjects (or whatever you selected) that are currently found in the results tab you are viewing. The system will also display the number of results in parentheses. Click the hyperlinked term and results number to view just those results.

• Subjects - displays a complete list of the indexed subject terms as found in your results for the tab currently viewed
• Subdivisions - displays a broader list of indexed subject terms that includes main terms, as well as subheadings
• Publication Title - displays a complete list of the sources (for example, all the magazine titles, if you are viewing the Magazines tab) found in your results for the tab currently viewed
• Document Type - displays a complete list of the document types found in your results for the tab currently viewed

Performing a New Search Using the Search Sidebar

Entering term(s) in the Search sidebar search box and clicking GO causes the system to perform a Basic Search byKeyword.

Using the Search sidebar while viewing a document or publication information gives you the additional option to search within the publication. Selecting to search within this publication means the system will perform an Advanced Search using the Keyword and Publication Title indexes. Some publications allow you to search across the entire publication or all volumes in a series. Or perform a more focused search strictly in this issue or within this volume. (Note: Gale publications that offer the within this volume option are multi-volume series that are updated or have new titles add on an ongoing basis.)

You may use AND, OR, and NOT to create Boolean expressions when using the Search sidebar.

If you perform additional searches using the Search sidebar, you will see your previous search terms appear in the search box.

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