[00:00:06.556] The easiest way [00:00:07.389] to uncover primary source material [00:00:09.599] is to perform a basic search [00:00:11.336] using the search box found on the homepage [00:00:13.533] and in the banner of most other pages. [00:00:16.418] When more than one database or collection is available, [00:00:19.332] you can search across multiple collections. [00:00:22.757] First, select the database or collections you want to search [00:00:26.937] and then enter a search term. [00:00:33.425] Use advanced search to perform more complex searches. [00:00:41.728] Simply enter your search term [00:00:43.421] and then select the field or index that you want to search. [00:00:50.005] Click Add Row to search multiple terms or fields. [00:01:02.777] Check the Allow Variations checkbox [00:01:05.308] to accommodate for spelling variations [00:01:07.607] sometimes found in historical documents. [00:01:11.519] Notice that you can limit your search by database [00:01:13.907] if multiple databases are available. [00:01:18.044] You can also limit your search by content type, [00:01:21.202] by publication date, to a type of illustration, [00:01:24.940] by document type, by language, [00:01:29.085] by publication title, or by source library. [00:01:36.295] The search returns results that meet your search criteria. [00:01:40.567] Your search results are arranged by content type. [00:01:43.988] Content types may include monographs, [00:01:46.337] manuscripts, newspapers and periodicals, [00:01:49.422] magazines, photographs, maps, [00:01:52.955] images, and/or video. [00:01:56.194] The number of results found for each content type [00:01:58.848] is displayed. [00:02:00.880] Click View All or select a content type [00:02:03.520] to see all results for that content type. [00:02:08.408] Use the Sort By option to sort your results by relevance, [00:02:12.158] from newest to oldest, oldest to newest, [00:02:14.581] or by document title. [00:02:17.995] Use the Search Within Results box [00:02:20.715] to further search within your results. [00:02:28.383] You can also limit your search [00:02:29.939] to results from a specific database, [00:02:32.483] by language, by subject, [00:02:35.525] by document type, by publication title [00:02:39.008] or section for newspapers and periodicals, [00:02:42.421] or by publication year. [00:02:45.630] When viewing newspaper and periodical documents, [00:02:48.470] click on the hyperlinked publication name [00:02:50.668] to view publication details [00:02:52.452] or access other issues from that publication. [00:03:01.396] Click on a document thumbnail image or title [00:03:03.788] to view the document.