Add any wildcards or operators you need. Then move down to the next set of entry boxes and repeat steps 1-2. 4. Select any desired search limiters. Searching for articles in the magazine, U.S. News and World Report that ranks or rates colleges and universities. The Results Set The result of an advanced search is a result set, displayed under History on the search prompt screen.
Result sets give a quick overview of the search expression and the number of resulting citations.
Result sets are listed as R3, R2, R1, ect. These result identifiers can be used in the advanced search mode to combine and refine prior searches. The results list, displayed below, shows that R4 is the result of combining R1 and R2 and R3. Clicking View will display the citation list for this result.