In Discover you can filter either by database before you search or you can filter your search results once you have carried out a search.

To filter by database before you search

1. Select Advanced Search at the top left of the Discover search page

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2. The databases that are selected to search are listed on the right hand side of the page under the heading Searching Databases

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3. Click on Select All in Group at the bottom of the list - this will deselect all the listed databases

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4. Select the databases you wish to search
5. Click Save Changes at the top right of the page

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6. Carry out your search - Discover will now only search the databases you have selected
7. To remove the database filter click Reset at the top right of the Advanced Search page

To filter by database once you have carried out a search

1. Carry out your search
2. Select Database in the filter list on the left-hand side of the screen

2. Click on Show More to see additional databases
3. Select the database(s) you wish to use. The number in brackets indicates the number of results a particular database had found

4. The results will automatically update as a database is selected

Please note, sometimes it may be more appropriate to go directly to the database as there may be more functionality and your tutors may recommend a particular database for you to search. Individual databases can be searched for and accessed from the A-Z Databases page on the Library website.