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July 31, 2026

# Limit search results to only your content

## Only view content your institution has access to

Depending on your institution's settings, search results may include content your institution does not have access to.

The following instructions outline three ways to limit results to content you can access on the Informit platform.  

Select the **Only show content I have access to** checkbox: 

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- \[Option 1\] On the **home page** beneath the **search** box

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- \[Option 2\] within the **Advanced Search** screen under **Access Type**

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- \[Option 3\] at the top of the **search facets** located to the left of the **search results** page. 

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