SEARCH
Chapter 3. SEARCHING
Database Selection
One or more databases may be selected automatically by default. You must select the proper database(s) to search in order to retrieve the desired results. Once selected, databases remain active for all subsequent searches during your current login, until you change the database selections.
To select the search database(s):
- To expand a source heading, click the Expand Heading
icon
. To collapse a source heading, click the Collapse Heading icon 
. - To expand all source headings, click
Expand
All. To collapse all source headings, click
Compress All.
- Use the checkboxes to select the database(s) you wish to search.
- A checkmark indicates
the associated database is selected (will be included
in the search). - An empty checkbox
indicates the associated database is not selected (will
not be included in the search). - A checkbox with a minus sign
for a source heading indicates that more than one but fewer than
all individual resources under the heading have been selected. - Clicking a checkbox repeatedly will toggle it on and off.
- A checkmark indicates
- To select an individual database, select the checkbox
for the desired
database.
- To select all resources within a source heading, select the
checkbox
for
the desired source heading. The checkboxes for all resources under the
source heading are selected automatically.
NOTE: Checkboxes
- To select all resources, click
Check All.
To unselect all resources, click
Clear All.
To return the Resources menu to the default selections, click
Set
Default.
NOTE: The maximum number of resources that can be selected for any single search was established when your library's system was installed, according to the requirements specified by your library or consortium. If you select more than the established maximum number of resources as your favorite resources, a warning dialog displays. Click the OK button on the warning dialog to close the dialog. The last resource you selected is automatically deselected.