Searching EBSCOhost: Search Limiters

Scope

  • Limiters are ways of narrowing a search to more effectively target (Precision) your results.
  • This includes the use of "field terms" (see the appropriate page)
  • EBSCOhost also offers a variety of check and entry boxes that provide a greater range of search limits.

Common Limiters

  • Full Text
    • Check this box to limit results to records that provide the full text.
  • Local Titles
    • Check this box to limit results to articles available at your own library.
    • This may not be available depending on whether:
    • You are accessing the trial Web site.
    • If the local library has provided EBSCO with the details of the library's periodical collection.
  • Magazine
    • Enter a journal, magazine, or newspaper name in this field to limit results to articles only from that specific publication.
    • You can find out what periodicals are in the database by clicking on the Magazine Search button and searching the magazine index.
  • Date Published
    • Use the date fields to search for articles within a specified date range.
    • Create a range by using the pull down to specify the months of the range and enter the last two digits of the year in the entry fields to specify the years of the range.

 

Limit Your Search:

Expand Your Search:

Full Text [Limits searches to full-text articles]

Yr: to  Yr:

[Check above if unsure of your terms or
think they may not be in the basic indexes]

Additional Limits

  • Number of Pages
    • Enter a number in this field to limit results to a specific number of pages in length. Place the < (less-than) or > (greater-than) symbol before the number to search for articles with a specific page length range. For example: to search for articles that are "greater than" three pages in length, enter >3 in this field.
  • Cover Story
    • Check this box to limit results to articles that were featured as cover stories.
  • Illustrations
    • Check this box to limit results to articles with illustrations.
  • Publication Type
    • Check this box to limit results specifically to one of the following:
      • Books
      • Periodicals
      • Pamphets
      • Newspaper
      • Newswire
      • Transcript
      • Government Document
  • Peer Reviewed
    • Peer-reviewed articles are those, usually in academic or professional publications, that the publication's editors have had reviewed by peers in the writer's profession for:
      • Accuracy
      • Validity of contentions or research
      • Quality of methods and research discussed.
    • Thus, this is a way of finding articles more likely to be of high quality in terms of content and assertions.

Special limiters for MasterFILE Premier

Number Of Pages: [Use to find major stories.]

Cover Story [Use this to find major stories.]

Illustrations

Publication Type: [Usually for limiting to books or magazines]

Peer Reviewed [Check this for articles from rofessional journals]

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