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Limits

Unless you know that you have a specific constraint--e.g., you can only use scholarly journals-- it's usually best to start your search WITHOUT limits and refine as needed.

Useful Limits:

Scholarly Journals Limit results to items published in scholarly journals
Date Limit to current years if required by an assignment or your topic requires up-to-date info.
Language Limit to English, unless you are fluent in other languages.

Limit BEFORE Searching

OR Refine AFTER...

The Full Text Limit: Don't Use It!

The full text limit limits you to articles available in that database. Even though a database may only give you a citation, the full text of the article is often available through one of our other databases. So, there's no need to limit to full text!