Basic Search

The Basic Search screen allows you to search by either title, author, subject, call number, or by keywords.

• Enter your search word or phrase in the Search for: box, then select the type of search you wish to do in   the Find Results in:  box adjacent to it. To clear your choices and start over, click the Reset button. Click on Search or press the Enter key to perform the search.
• You may choose another search method by selecting the Advanced Search tab.
• The Records per page box on the lower left controls the number of lines displayed on each screen in      your Search Results.

Limits

• Two types of search limits are available in Minerva. 
• Quick Limits, are found on the Basic Search page, are used to apply a single limit to your current search. For example, you can limit your search to only videorecordings (excluding journals, books, etc. from your search results) or to materials a in particular library or collection (Ekstrom, Kersey, Reference etc.). 
• Set More Limits offers additional options for limiting searches.  You can limit your search to a particular date of publication, language, item type, medium, or library collection.  Click on the button, and select the desired limits from the Search Limits screen.

Note:

• Quick Limits and Set More Limits can be used with Title, Keyword, and Ranked Keyword searches.  Limits cannot be used with Author (sorted by name or title), Subject, or Call Number searches.
• Limits are retained between searches until cleared by clicking the Clear Limits button before starting a new search.
• To combine a Quick Limit with selections from Set More Limits, go to Set More Limits first and make your choices there, then go back to the search box and choose a Quick Limit before searching.