Changing the Sort Order of Results

You can change the order in which items are listed on the results list. Select one of the following options from the Sort by pull-down menu found at the top of the results list. The choices you have will vary by tab. Once you have chosen your sort option, the screen will refresh and show your new sort preference.

Sort option	Arranges list...
Content Level	with documents marked Basic first, then Intermediate, then Advanced
Document Title	alphabetically by document title
Document Type	alphabetically by type of document
Newspaper Section	by specific newspaper sections, such as "Arts and Entertainment," "Business News," or "Opinion and Editorial" (see document types)
Publication Date	in reverse chronological order by publication date with newest documents displayed first
Publication Title	alphabetically by source
Relevance	by how closely documents match your search query Note: The relevance sort limits your results to the 500 most relevant documents. It is not available when you use wildcards in your search query. Nor is it available for Publication Search or Advanced Search results.