Type in keywords for titles, authors, or subjects instead of typing questions, and remember that some subjects have more than one approach. Select 'Advanced Search' to enable more precise searching.
After you enter your search terms in the RitzDiscovery search box, choose from the following options that appear in the drop-down:
Everything- Start here to search all print and electronic materials provided by Ritz Library.
Online Access Materials - Use this search for articles and ebooks that can be accessed remotely.
Course Reserves - Locate items that your instructor has placed on reserve for your class. Search by instructor, course name, or book title.
SUNY Catalog - Can't find what you need in Ritz Library? Search for and request books from all SUNY libraries.
Worldcat - On the rare occasion that no SUNY library has the item you want, you can search outside the SUNY system with Worldcat.
The result list will be a combination of print (physical) books and electronic resources (such as eBooks, articles in electronic journals, streaming videos).
Use the filters along the left side to sort by relevance or by date, and to refine search results by availability, resource type, creation date, subject, language, author/creator, etc.
After you perform a basic search, you can filter your results to include only newspaper articles by expanding "Resource Type" and clicking on "Newspaper Search" (at the bottom of the list). You may notice this changes a few things about your view:
A basic search might include some newspaper articles in the results list, but you will have far better results, with more current articles and more controls, if you use this "Newspaper Search" feature.
When you conduct a search in RitzDiscovery and select one or more filters, you can then click on “Remember all filters.” The filters will turn yellow and “Remember all filters” will turn gray. You can then modify your search string in the search bar and keep all of your filters. If you click “Reset filters,” all filters will be cleared.
For accessibility concerns about the library website, please contact Tina Kiernan.
