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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 text results
To filter text 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.
Facets relevant to text results include:
- Academic Content
- Book Chapters
- Journals
- Research Reports
- Primary Source Content
- Books
- Documents
- Serials
- Date
- Subject
- Access Type
How to filter image results
To filter image 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.
Facets relevant to image results include:
- Primary Source Content
- Images
- Date
- Classification - Images may be included in multiple classification groups.
- Geography - This can refer to the country of origin or location of the work or the nationality of the creator, and images 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 - This includes any Community Collections that you have access to.
- Access Type
See Searching: Images on JSTOR for more information.
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.
