# Books and journals

Search for books and journals using the simple search bar, then use the [Books and journals filter](https://support.vlex.com/getting-started/search-results/filter-results#content-type). You can also start from [**Browse**](https://support.vlex.com/getting-started/quick-start-guide/use-browse) and filter to Books and journals, or filter by **Content** on the [**Advanced search**](https://support.vlex.com/getting-started/quick-start-guide/advanced-search) page.

### Books and journals from Browse

From **Browse**, click **Books and journals***.* You can choose one of the featured publishers here, or you can select **Full list of books and journals** or **View all** to be taken to the [Results page](https://support.vlex.com/getting-started/search-results).

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Filters in **Browse** depend on the collection of books available for your jurisdiction*.*
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### **Books and journals from Advanced search**

From **Advanced search,** select **Books and journals** as your content type. Then conduct your search as normal.

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When you select **Books and journals**, you will see content-specific filters appear at the bottom of the page. 

## Filters for books and journals

The content-specific filters that appear at the bottom of the [**Advanced search**](https://support.vlex.com/getting-started/quick-start-guide/advanced-search) page are:

* **Title**: search for words that appear in the title. You can include [Boolean operators](https://support.vlex.com/getting-started/quick-start-guide/boolean-operators-1) in this field. For example, you may want to put the exact title between quotation marks to find one specific book or journal.
* **Date**: this is the publication date. This field will show three options:
  * Since: select a date to only see books or journals that have been published after it.
  * Range of dates: indicate two dates and get results published within that range.
  * Exactly on: select a specific publishing date for the book or journal you are searching for.
* **vLex Document ID**: this is a number you can use to identify and share documents with other users. You can get this number from the share menu.
* **Author**: search for all work by a particular author.
* **Source type**: displays a list of types of publications to search across.
* **Category**: displays a list of areas of law. Click in the box to see a list of options.
* **Source:** search for content from one particular publication. Click in the box to see a list of options.
* **Publisher**: search for content from a particular publisher. Click in the box to see a list of options.

## Reading a book or journal

After selecting **a book,** vLex will take you to an overview page with general information about the publication on the left, and a **Table of contents** on the right. This page also has a search field at the top of the left side.

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Similarly, when you select a **journal**, vLex will show you general information about the publication on the left, a list of articles from the latest issue in the central column, and a list of links to the previous issues on the right.

![](https://1556743161-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MS8Dq_iqEIflAmbaOkI%2F-MeaYd3HWwaY2RdfJ4-A%2F-Meb-3Ya_ogUZBMwisJ7%2FJournal.png?alt=media\&token=266c512c-b9ea-47cb-aa05-9f5eb87ad109)

The search bar available in the top-left of books and journals pages can be used to search within the publication for keywords or passages. You can use [Boolean operators](https://support.vlex.com/getting-started/quick-start-guide/boolean-operators-1) in this field too.

When you select an article in a journal or a chapter from a book, tabs will appear along the top of the page, which will differ depending on the content. The most common tabs are: 

* **Document**: the full text of the chapter or the article.
* [**Cited authorities**](https://support.vlex.com/document-types/case-law/cited-authorities): a list of other documents cited within the text.
* [**Related**](https://support.vlex.com/vincent-by-vlex/vincent#providing-related-information): cited materials and other related documents, discovered by [Vincent AI](https://support.vlex.com/vincent-by-vlex/vincent).

![](https://1556743161-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MS8Dq_iqEIflAmbaOkI%2F-MeaYd3HWwaY2RdfJ4-A%2F-Meb25wz9XUTF3Ks927Y%2Ftabs%20book.gif?alt=media\&token=de9e5c38-a5ea-4d45-8c8f-d7e5a7573bec)

With **books,** you can add [highlights and notes](https://support.vlex.com/features/document-management/notes-and-highlights), use [document management tools](https://support.vlex.com/features/document-management) such as add to folders, mark as a favourite, print, share, and download. With **journals**, as well as those options you also have the ability to [follow ](https://support.vlex.com/getting-started/search-results/filter-results)a publication and receive updates when new issues are available on vLex.