Subject Terms
Using Subject Terms will often provide fewer results than a keyword search. You can search by Subject Term in two ways in Harrisburg University's Advanced Search screen. (Databases supplied by other vendors may differ.)
Because Subject Terms are not the same as keywords, you must know what a Subject Term is before you try to search with it. To find out what Subject Terms have been applied to your list of results, click All Filters under your search, then click the drop down arrow next to Subjects to see the list:
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From there, you can click the Subject Terms that apply to your topic. The number in parentheses refers to the number of results in your list that have this Subject Term applied to it. When you click Apply underneath the list, the selected Subject Terms will be added to your original search, and likely reduce the number of results.
Once you are familiar with Subject Terms that apply to your topic, you can use them to begin a new search on the Advanced Search Screen and limit by Subject as shown:
