Limiting a Search

• You can limit title and keyword searches by many criteria. Limits are determined by each local library.
  Examples of limits include:

  Date or year, Language Type, Medium, Library Location, Publication Status,
  Place of Publication, And Many Other Criteria

• Two ways to select search limits appear on the Search Tab
  1. Set Single Limit drop down menu.  See detailed information
  2.  button  See detailed information
• One way to select search limits appears on the Guided Search Tab
  •  button  See detailed information

Search Tips

• You cannot limit a subject heading, author, call number or course reserve search.
• Date Limits - how to limit a search by Date on the Set More Limits page
  
  • Fill in the options according to the following examples:
  • To select a specific year, for example 1967
    
  • To select a range of years, for example 1967 to 1999
    
  • To select a range of years less than or before a certain year, for example any time before 1967
    
  • To select a range of years greater than or after a certain year, for example any time after 1967
    

• Go to Guide to PILOT, Table of Contents

Send comments and suggestions to Dick Swain, rswain@wcupa.edu

These pages last updated on 3 January 2001