LINCCWeb Catalog Help

Limiting Options

You can use several limiting options to refine a Keyword Search or Advanced Search. Limiting narrows your search, so you will get fewer, but more specific, results. If you find that your limited search is not returning enough results, change or remove some of the limits to get a new set of results.

 

Note: Limiting options are only available in a Keyword Search or Advanced Search -- they aren't available in a Browse Lists search.

 

Several limiting options are available. Click a topic below to learn more.

 

Limiting by Location

Use the At box to choose the college library and campus you want to search. In most cases you’ll want to search for items at your home library – it’s probably set as the default option so you won’t need to select it. You can also select All to search all college libraries at the same time.

 

If the college you've selected has multiple campuses, you can also select a specific campus (or all campuses) for your search.

 

 

Limiting by Format

Use the Format box when you want to find a specific type of material – like videotapes, audiobooks, maps, or e-books. If you aren’t looking for any particular format, select All in the drop-down list. Look for the icons in the results list to determine the item's format. [View Formats and Icons]

 

Format field

 

Limiting by Language

Use the Language box to limit your search to items written in English, Chinese, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Russian or Spanish. You can also search for items written in any of these languages by selecting All.

 

Language field

 

Note: Limiting by language gives you results that are published in the language you selected. This setting does not change the LINNCWeb interface or online help to the language you choose.

 

Limiting by Year

Use the Year boxes when you want to find items published in a specific year or a range of years.

 

Year fields

 

Note: Dates must be entered as a four digit year (e.g., 1988). Do not enter months or days.