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EDUC 215: Educational Inequality and Social Transformation in Schools: Find Books

Using SuperSearch

Narrow your search results using the options on the top of the results page. Some useful limiters are:

 

After running your initial search, you can apply filters to further refine your results based on several criteria.  On the Results List page, the All filters button indicates with a blue dot if filters have been applied to your search. Click the All filters button to add or remove filters. After clicking the All filters button, the Filters panel is displayed on the right side of the screen and shows the Search Mode used, Active filters, and Expanders selected.  Use the arrows to expand facets and display the available filters for each one. Click the arrow again to collapse it.   A locked icon indicates that filters are "sticky" and remain applied for your updated searches until you manually clear them.  Available facets may include:  Subject Publication Publisher Language Geography University Collection Lexile Range  You can also filter results by:  Source Type Content Provider When you are done modifying the applied filters, click the Apply button to refresh your results.

 

Borrowing from Elsewhere

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Search the Library Catalog

The catalog is a great tool to use to find specific books or to browse for similar ones. Try entering a keyword or title above! 

In the results page, you can filter using the options on the right-hand side. Filter by language, publication date, topic, and more.

 

Catalog search tips

Use and to combine terms in your search | testing and standards

Use or to expand results | elementary or primary

Use * to find variant endings, or as a wild card | child*   wom*n

Use " " to search words as a phrase | "charter school"