Limit a Search

Setting limits enables you to narrow your searches by restricting them to certain years, languages, types, mediums, or TUG locations. A Quick Limit feature allows you to apply a single limit to a search from the search screen. A Set More Limits feature connects you to the full set limits page.

• Set search limits BEFORE choosing a search type.
• Limits may be set for all searches except Author, Subject, Call Number, and Course Reserve.

Set More Limits

To limit by language, form, or location, select the appropriate criterion from the scrolling menus. You can limit by combining categories (e.g., language and publication date) but only by one criterion per category at a time (e.g., French, but not both German and French.)

To limit by Publication Date:

To limit by a single year, enter it in the box.

To limit to works published after a certain year, click the " > " button. For example, to find items published after 1990, type 1990 in the text box and then click the radio button next to the greater than symbol (>).

To limit to works published before a certain year, click the " < " button. For example, to find items published before 1850, type 1850 in the text box and then click the radio button next to the less than symbol (<).

To limit to works published within a range of years, enter the earliest year in the box marked then enter the latest year in the box marked .

To limit by language, location, medium or item type select the
appropriate criterion from the scrolling menus. You can limit by combining categories (e.g., language and publication date) but only by one criterion per category at a time (e.g., French, but not both German and French.)

Click "Set Limits." These will stay in effect until you erase them.
    Click on the "Clear Limits" button to clear limits.