Refine results

Filter options are displayed that match your search query. Select formal filters such as publication type (e.g. books, articles), creation date, library, language, or content-related filters such as subject (keywords) or classification (subject area).

Filters can be selected or excluded and combined with each other by clicking on or using the checkboxes. 

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Sort the results 

By default, the results are sorted by relevance. The sorting can be changed so that, for example, the newest or oldest results are displayed first. After logging in changes to the sorting are saved for subsequent sessions.

Adjust the search query

The quality and quantity of the results depend on the search query and the search scope.

If there are too many results, you should add more search terms to the search or use more specific search terms.

If you get too few results, you should formulate your search query more generally, use wildcards, or search for different terms using an OR operator (see: Formulating search queries LINK). The number of results may increase if you search in English or additional languages.

Narrowing the search scope

Are you primarily looking for books and e-books? You can set the search scope to "FU catalog" to find only media from the University Library. You can also find references to existing journal titles in the FU catalog.

Advanced search

Using the advanced search, you can search specifically for authors, titles, or publishers, for example. Furthermore, search fields can also be combined with each other, e.g. using AND, OR, and NOT operators.