Limits are predefined categories of information and the values within those categories. Limits display on the left of the Franklin Catalog search screen.
Available limits are:
- Access
- Record Source (currently includes University of Penn holdings and the HathiTrust record.)
- Format
- Author/Creator,
- Subject
- Language
- Library
- Specific Location (within the various Libraries)
- Publication Date (grouped by decade)
- Classification (LC Class Number)
- Form/Genre (Currently only videorecordings are included in the Form/Genre limit.)
- Recently Added.
When to Use Limits
- Limits may be used before or after a search is executed.
How to Use Limits
- Limits originally display by frequency. To see all values for a given limit, click on "more..." in that limit's box. Choose the A-Z Sort button to resort the limit values alphabetically.
- To use Limits, click on a value in a limit box. This will bring up all the items in the Franklin Catalog that share that characteristic.
- Each selected limit will be displayed at the top of the page, following the phrase "You searched for."
- Limits are retained ("sticky") until removed or the Start Over button is selected.
- To remove a selected limit from a search, click the X next to that limit in the You Searched For: details at the top of the page. The search will immediately execute without the limit. Choosing Start Over will also remove limits in use.
