On the Search Results page, you can refine a search to narrow the search results. For example, you can limit the search results to resources that were published in the last 10 years and are available online or in the Web Resource format.
To refine a search
- On the Refine Results panel, select from the following sections:
- Availability
- Date
- Format
- Collections
- Age Group
- Literary form
- Persons
- Concepts
- Language
- Full text available
- Locations
- Publishers
- New materials
- Donors
- Select All to open a window with the complete list of options.
- (Optional) Use the search bar in the window to locate a specific facet.
The search applies only to the facets within the currently loaded list. - Select the facet filters you want to apply.
- Select Confirm to apply your selections.
When you select a filter, a lock icon appears to the left. - (Optional) If you want to keep the filter selected for your next search, select the lock icon
. - (Optional) To remove your filter selections, select Reset Filters.
When you expand a section, Vega shows you the number of available items for each facet or filter. If there's a large number of options, an All button is displayed at the bottom of the facet section. The button label also shows the total number of available options for that facet.
Refine a search with Boolean operators
You can refine your search results by using Boolean operators to combine or exclude keywords.
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Use AND to narrow results by including multiple terms.
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Use OR to broaden results by including alternative terms.
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Use NOT to exclude specific terms from results.
When combining AND and OR in the same search, use parentheses to group related terms.
Examples:
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ethics AND (cloning OR "stem cell research")
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(ethic OR moral) AND (genetic engineering OR cloning)
