Advanced Search
To perform an advanced search, start out on the main home page for the Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center page. The 'Advanced Search' link is located on the top left-hand side of the page, under the search bar. It is located in the middle of 'Basic Search' and 'Search History.' (See image below for help locating this link.)
Q: What are 'limiters'?
A: Limiters can help you limit or narrow your search so that only the specific information you are looking for is displayed. In this particular database, limiters include the option to search for just 'Full Text' articles or publications; 'Cover Story' pieces that were once featured in publications as cover stories; 'Publication,' which limits your search result by publication type, 'Number of Pages,' and more.
This will take us to the advanced search page, where we have many options to choose from. We can limit our search results under 'Limit Your Results.' We can search by Publication Date to look for more recent articles. We can also choose the 'Document Type,' which can be anything from an article, image, letter, recipe, project, short story or more.
If you know the name of the publication, such as a specific knitting magazine, you can search for that under 'Publication.' You can also search by generic publication type, such as academic journal (for homework assignments, etc.), book, newspaper, and more. You can check the box under 'Illustrations' to look for things that include illustrations. You can also search by number of page
If you know the name of the publication, such as a specific knitting magazine, you can search for that under 'Publication.' You can also search by generic publication type, such as academic journal (for homework assignments, etc.), book, newspaper, and more. You can check the box under 'Illustrations' to look for things that include illustrations. You can also search by number of page
Sample Advanced Search: Knitting AND Yarn
1. Begin the advanced search by selecting the 'Advanced Search' link on the main page of the database.
2. In the search boxes, enter 'knitting' AND 'wool.' Select the blue 'Search' button to perform the search.
2. In the search boxes, enter 'knitting' AND 'wool.' Select the blue 'Search' button to perform the search.
The search results returned 2,666 results! We can narrow the search more to find what we are looking for specifically. Under 'Refine Results' on the left hand side of the screen, there will be the option to refine the search results by subject. Only a few subjects will be shown - select 'Show More' to see all of the subject options. A pop up box will appear with more subject terms. Select sweaters, knitwear, knitting and hats, and then select the yellow 'Update' button at the bottom of the box.
On the left-hand side of the page, our advanced search options will look like the following image:
The advanced search with the limiters we have selected have narrowed the results to just over 1,200 results. We can now browse through the search results, or narrow the options further using the other options found under 'Refine Results.'