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Refine Search Results

After a preliminary search for materials, keep in mind that you have to be sure that you have explored your topic thoroughly, which often means revising your search strategies in order to be able to write competently about your topic.

It is likely that you will have to perform several advanced searches, as well as search in a few subject databases, in order to find the right sources to fulfill your assignment.


Filter for Source Types

You will receive a variety of types of sources in your search results once you perform a search.

Notice the results list icons showing you if an item is a journal article, book, video, or other source type.

Read your assignment carefully so that you know which types of sources you need.


Use the filters in the left navigation sections

Filters help you to narrow down your search results so that they are focused on your research topic.

Sources & Filters

 
Availability Filter:
  • Open Access materials
  • Scholarly Peer-reviewed journal articles
  • Items available online
  • Items held by Xavier Library
 
Date Filter:

Enter the dates of publications you'd like in your results; then, select "Refine Date"

 
Source Type Filter:
  • Magazine, newspaper and other types of articles can be found under "Source Types"
  • Books & E-Books
  • Videos
  • Reports
  • Dissertations
  • Reviews
  • Patents
  • and, so many more!

You may need a variety of sources for your assignment or research project.

Be sure to remove filters when you are ready to try new ones.