Below is a basic overview of using the library's online discovery system. For a more detailed tutorial, visit: my.nicheacademy.com/tstc/course/71188
- Click the Advanced Search link below the search box on the Basic search screen.
- Note: Any limiters selected on the Basic Search screen will be applied to searches conducted with Advanced Search.
- Enter your search terms in the first search box on the Advanced Search screen.
- Choose a citation search field from the All fields drop-down list (for example, search in only the Title field of the citation).
- Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the second set of search boxes.
- Click the Boolean operator drop-down menu to combine the search box entries with AND, OR, NOT. (Default is AND)
- You can select another Boolean operator, keyword, and search field in the third search box set.
- Click the Add fields link below the search boxes if you would like to add more lines of search to your advanced search.
- Under Search options, apply any desired limiters to your search. For example, you may want to limit results to items with full text available online and published within a custom date range you select.
- To add a Custom date range, select Custom range and click the fields to select start and end dates from the date picker.
- Note: Any limiters that were selected on the Basic Search screen before accessing Advanced search are applied to searches conducted with Advanced Search.
- Click the Search button. The Result List displays.
