Student Work Search Tips

This page demonstrates basic search techniques on Explore pages, using search samples for Student Work collections, including:

Before you start, please log in using your FIT username and password. Student Work images are NOT available for non-FIT users.

Then go to Discover on the top Toolbar and click on Explore from the drop-down menu.

*If you have specific cases/questions, please feel free to contact the FITDIL office. We will be happy to provide more information and additional assistance.

AND Search

Example 1: I am from the Fashion Design department and would like to view images of Intimate Apparel major students.

Step 1. Select a Collection

Find and click on "Student Work - Fashion Design-Apparel" under Collection at the right-hand search box column.

If you don't see the list of the collection, click on the grey heading area to open the search box. If you do not see your choice on the list initially, click on "more..." at the bottom of the search box, then scroll down the list.

Step 2. Refine the search

Refine the search and narrow down the results to show only the "Intimate Apparel" major.

Go to the Program/Degree search box. From the list, select "Fashion Design BFA, Intimate Apparel."

Your search selections are displayed at the top part of the right-hand column as follows:

*If you need to cancel one of the search terms, click on "X" at the top right corner of each search box.

NOT (Exclude) Search

Example 2: From the results from Example 1, I would like not to show the images from the Future of Fashion Show.

To exclude images from Future of Fashion from your search result, bring the mouse over the Future of Fashion collection under Collection, display the "-" (exclude) icon, and click on it.

Your search selections will be updated and the search now is:

OR Search

Example 3: I want to browse through student work images in School of Art and Design, and look through images from 2017 and 2016.

Step 1. Select a collection

Under Collection, find and click on "Student Work - School of Art and Design.

Step 2. Refine the Search

Refine the search - First, select 2017 for Date.

Open the Date box, and find "2017." If you don't see your choice, click on "more..." in the box, and scroll down the list in the box.

Now this search results the records from 2017 only.

Step 3. OR Search to add another year for the search

Then, add another date 2016 in the search.

Click on the "Or" icon located at the right next to the selected date 2017.

When you click the "Or" icon, a new Date search box will appear. Select 2016 from the list. If you don't see 2016, click on "more..." and scroll down the list.

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