If your search returns too many results or the results aren't relevant to the topic you're researching, using the facets and filters in the Refine Results sidebar can help narrow your results.
How to filter your search results
To filter your search results, use the fields and checkboxes in the Refine Results sidebar. The number of your results matching each filter will appear in parentheses next to the filter name, and your total number of search results will change as you add or remove search terms and/or filters.
Certain filters are relevant only to primary source content such as images. For example, the Image Resolution filter is only available when your search results are filtered to Images and/or Panoramas.
Available filters include:
- Access Type
- Academic Content
- Book Chapters
- Journals
- Research Reports
- Primary Source Content
- Audio
- Books
- Documents
- Images
- Panoramas
- Serials
- Video
- Image Resolution - For image and panorama content.
- Date
- Subject - For academic content.
- Classification - For primary source content. Items may be included in multiple classification groups.
- Geography - For primary source content. This can refer to the country of origin or location of the work or the nationality of the creator, and items may be included in more than one location when these differ. You can filter by one or more regions, one or more countries, or a combination of both.
- Collection - For primary source content. This includes any open or institutional Shared Collections you have access to.
- Language
Example of a filtered image search
Let's say you're interested in a specific topic (folk art) but are only interested in drawing and watercolor images.
- Enter the search terms "folk art".
- Select "Images" under Primary Source Content.
- Select "Drawings and Watercolors" under Classification.