Narrow Down My Results

Do you want to narrow down the number of your results?  The facets option, located to the right of your search results, provides a list of attributes that relate specifically to your search.  These facets help narrow down the number of results by choosing a format, author, language, etc. to help pinpoint the item you want.  Below are just a few examples of what you would find under each of these facets if you performed a search on dogs.  

 

Format:  Book, Visual Materials, Sound Recording, VHS, Compact Disc,  Music CD

Author:  Cynthia Rylant, John Erickson, Gerald Holmes, Norman Bridwell, Sucje Stevenson, James Howe

News Feed:  Health Care a Blue Test for Dogs

Series:  Hank the Cowdog, Ready-to-read, Clifford the big red dog, The Henry and Mudge books, I can read book

Collection:  Easy, Juvenile, NonFiction, DVD, Video Tapes, Fiction

Borrower Rating:  stars_5.png, stars_4.png, stars_3.png, stars_2.png, stars_1.png, stars_0.png  Note:  The orange stars represent the average rating of a title.  For example, stars_4.png represents there are two titles with an average rating of four stars;  Be aware this does not denote there are only two reviews that have a rating of four stars.  

Publication Year:  2006, 2004, 2003, 2000, 1999, 1998

Subject:  Dogs, Fiction, Juvenile literature, Juvenile fiction, Humorous stories

Primary Audience:  K-3, Adult, MPAA rating: G, 3-6

Genre:  Mystery fiction, Feature films, Video recordings for the hearing impaired, Animated films, Television programs, Audiobooks

Language:  English, Spanish, French

 

By default, all facet attributes are displayed hidden except for the top facet, Format.  To view other facets, click the facet to display the hidden attributes.  To hide the attributes at any time, click the facet and the attributes collapse.  In the example below, Author is shown with hidden attributes.

 

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Note:  When you perform a new search, the facets return to the default settings.  In the example above, Format would be the only one with the attributes shown.

 

Within each of the facet attributes, the number shown in parenthesis indicates the total hits relevant to your search term.  The order will always be listed from the greatest number of hits to the lowest number of hits.  The (xx) more link indicates additional results for that particular facet.  When you click the (xx) more link, additional results display.  Repeat the steps until you no longer have any additional results to display.  An example of the facets option is shown below.

 

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Click a facet attribute from the list to limit your search results.  The selected attribute name appears below your original search term in the upper-left of the results page.  Your refined search results display in the left side pane.

 

In the example below, the following results appeared for the search term dogs, displaying 1,177 titles.

 

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If you were to click Book under the Format list, this indicates 1,029 title results out of the original 1,177 met this specific criterion.  In the example below, notice Book was added below your original search term.  This is referred to as "breadcrumbs".  Breadcrumbs keep track of the history of your refined search results.  They display exactly what facet attributes were used in your current search results.  

 

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Select additional facet attributes to refine the search even further.  In the example below, Hank the Cowdog was selected, followed by Juvenile fiction, and then 1998.  Notice how these breadcrumbs appear next to your Book breadcrumb.  In addition, notice there are now 19 titles found as opposed to the previous 1,029 titles.  Note:  There are no limits as to how many facet attributes are added to the breadcrumb trail; however, once you run out of facet attributes, the facet headings no longer display.  In addition, if the breadcrumb trail runs past the allotted area, an arrow displays at the beginning and/or end of the row indicating more attributes. Click the left arrow  breadcrumbs_left_arrow.bmpbutton or the right arrow button to view the hidden breadcrumbs.

 

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If you change your mind and would like to choose a different item under the same facet heading previously used, click the breadcrumb displayed below your search term.  A list of all attributes under the breadcrumb heading appears.  Click the item you would like to use to refine your search term.  

 

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By using the example above, if you click the Book breadcrumb and then choose Large Print from the list, your search results will change.  Since there are no Large Print results listed for Hank and the Cowdog, Juvenile fiction, and 1998, these attributes no longer display and the number of titles found changed from 19 to 8, as shown below.

 

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Perhaps you would like to remove a particular breadcrumb completely.  If so, click the Remove remove_button.gif  button shown beside the breadcrumb search term.  Your search results automatically adjust accordingly.  

 

If you prefer to hide the facets option all together, click the Hide All hide_all_button.gif  button, located next to the first facet.  Hiding the facets option expands the width of the individual search results.  An example of the Hide All button is shown below.

 

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When you click the Hide All button, located within the facets, the same search results, as shown above, appear longer in width as in the example below and the Hide All button reverts to the Show All button.

 

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If you click the Show image38.gif  button, the facets option becomes visible once again.

 

For information on how to narrow your results by locations, see Expand/Limit My Results by Locations.