Search & Narrow Your Results

Search Demo

Please watch the following 3-minute video demonstration of how to use SuperSearch:

Additional viewing options: Turn on closed captions with the "CC" button, or use the text transcript Links to an external site. if you prefer to read.

Now You Try

Visit the Library website, find the search box that searches for everything at once, and then enter your keywords.

Note: If you are off campus, you will be prompted to log in for full access.

Filtering Your Results

Use the "Refine Results" sidebar to limit the results list to a manageable number. Continue refining the search to attain a focused set of sources. Assigning limits can narrow a search from thousands of results down to a few. For example, you might experiment with the following limiters:

  • Full text
  • Publication date
  • Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals
  • Source Type
  • Subject
  • Add keywords to your search! Example: For a topic about "online privacy," you could add the terms "social media" or "laws"

The "Limit To" box has filters for full text, Scholarly journals, and Publication date

The "Source Types" box allows you to limit to particular sources, like newspapers, journals, magazines, or books

The "Subject" box suggests related subjects for you to find more relevant content

Citations & Attributions

"SuperSearch Demo Links to an external site.." YouTube, uploaded by cablibrary, 6 Nov. 2018.