By default, a site-wide search returns results with the desired term or phrase found either in the metadata and/or in any full-text transcript. To refine your results, try applying one or more filters.  

• Search type – Displays when a user has arrived via a search (versus navigating via "Browse All"). De-select "Metadata" or "Full text" and click "Apply" to limit results.
• File type – Only available formats display
• Date range – Supply as much detail as desired; only returns records with numerical dates
• Collections – Limits results to a particular digital collection
• File Type – Limits results to either visual or text-based formats

In addition, results can be filtered by the following Controlled Vocabulary fields: Branches and Locations, Subject, Type, or Language. These filters present a list of terms based on metadata. Click the arrow on the right to view the list of terms and make your selections. The number displayed beside the arrow indicates the number of available terms. The number shown in the circle to the right of the filter name indicates the number of terms selected.

Once one or more terms are selected, be sure to click "Apply."

The text on this page incorporates material from AM Quartex’s Resource Guide and from the Samford University Library’s Digital Collections guide. We are grateful to both institutions for their outstanding user guides.