Race, Gender and Sexuality Studies (SUBJECT GUIDE): Books/E-Books

Basic Searching

• Type one or more words you are looking for into the search.
• Click the search button. Primo will begin a search for all the words you typed. 
• To search for a specific phrase, type quotation marks around the phrase.  (example: "migrant worker")
• To use the Boolean operators OR or NOT, enter them in uppercase letters when using Primo for them to work as operators.
• Once you have your initial search results, you can fine-tune them  by using facets.

Advanced Searching

You can also use the advanced search option for more precise searching.

• After doing a basic search, find the advanced search option.
• Click on the words "Advanced Search." 

There are many options to explore in the drop-down options of Advanced Search.  For example, here is one sample advanced search, where the material type "books" has been selected:

You can apply filters to your results, to fine tune your search.  Look at the left hand column for filter options.  

After selecting a filter, be sure to click the green "Apply Filters" button to activate the filter.

Commonly used filters include:

• Resource Type (Are you looking for books?Articles? Dissertations? Limit by these resource types)
• Show Only (Want items physically in the library? Online resources? Peer reviewed?)
• Creation Date (Want something within the last five years? Limit your date range)
• Language (Getting too many results written in other languages? Limit your preferred language)