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Setting Limits

Limiting is a convenient way to restrict your search to just the categories of items you want. When doing a search from the Quick Search screen, you can limit the results by:

• Location (Main Stacks, Engineering Library, etc.)
• Publication format (books, journals, computer files, etc.)
• Language of publication

The Advanced Search screen offers all the above, plus two more limits:

• Date of publication
• Date item was added to the catalog

Limiting multiple searches

To set limits that will apply throughout the current session (until you quit Pathfinder):

1. Go to either the Quick Search or Advanced Search screen
2. Click on the Set Limits button
3. On the next screen, apply any or all of the limits listed above, and add an additional search term if desired
4. When ready, click on the Set Limits button
5. Your limits will display on the left side of the search screens.

Pathfinder does not offer a way to save limits and apply them automatically in later search sessions.

Clearing Limits

To remove all limits that you have set, go to either the Quick Search or Advanced Search screen, and click on the Clear Limits button.

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