Modify Your Results
This page describes how you can modify your search results. The table below highlights some of the ways that you can narrow down your search results by selecting filters, or facets, to the left of the results list.
| Add results beyond uOttawa and Omni library collections | Include results from collections that are not part of the Omni group of Ontario libraries |
| Sort by section | Re-order your results by Relevance, Date, Title or Author |
| Availability section | Limit results to... |
| Available online | Only electronic content (exclude print) |
| Peer-Reviewed Journals | Journals and articles that have been reviewed by a committee of specialists |
| Open Access | Only content freely available without a subscription or purchase |
| Physical Items at uOttawa | Physical material owned by the uOttawa Library |
| Resource Type section (highlights) | Type of content, including articles, books, chapters, conference proceedings, and much more |
| Reference Entries | Content from a book designed to be consulted when authoritative information is needed, rather than read cover to cover. |
| Text Resources | Unclassifiable textual sources. Includes pamphlets, papers, electronic resources, personal narratives, transcripts, publications and exams |
| Realia | Actual objects in the library collection (ex. microphone) |
| Publication Date section | Use the From and To arrows to narrow down results according to date |
| Subject section | Broad subject areas |
| Author/Creator | The author, publisher, creator or producer of content |
| uOttawa Library Location | The physical location of material at uOttawa |
| Other Omni Libraries | The physical location of material of the 17 Omni partner libraries |
| Language | The language of the item |
| Recently Added | Added to Omni in the past week, month or 3 months |
Facets
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Where can I get help?
- Chat with a librarian
- Email: bibliolibrary@uOttawa
- Phone: 613-562-5213
- Visit us at each library
- biblio.uottawa.ca
