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, 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 the
Expand All icon
. To
collapse all source headings, click the
Compress All icon
.
- Use the database 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
- 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 the Check All icon
.
To unselect all resources, click the Clear All icon
.
To return the Resources menu to the default selections, click the
Set Default icon
.
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.