ACM Digital Library

The advanced search tool in ACM Digital Library has several filters available to help you refine your search. 

To add, edit and remove filters scroll to the Filters section from the advanced search page, follow the below steps: 

• Click the downward facing arrow on the left box to browse and select filters. See the box on the right-hand side of this page for more information about available filters. 
• Type terms into the box on the left to add filters. ACM will suggest filters based on your terms - simply click to populate. You can add multiple terms if you wish. 
• Click the downward facing arrow on the middle box to specify how you wish to search for these terms. Choose from 'Match All,' 'Match Any,' and 'Match None'. 

• Click the plus arrow at the end of each row to add multiple filters. 
• An AND relationship is assumed between rows, meaning only results which satisfy all filter conditions will be returned.

ACM Digital Library also allows users to add, edit and remove filters from the Results page, click here to learn more. 

The advanced search tool also allows users to apply a date limit. To add, edit and remove date limits scroll to the Publication Date section on the advanced search page. 

• The All Date checkbox will be ticked by default. This will return results from all time. 
• If the Last checkbox is ticked, you will be required to select 'Past year,' 'Past 2 years' or 'Past 5 years' from the dropdown below. This will return results published in the time frame selected. 
• You also have the option to enter a custom date range. Tick the Custom Range checkbox and amend 'From' and 'To' dropdowns below; you do not have to select months if not required. This will return results published in the time frame specified. 

Published in: Allows users to search within a specific journal or publication.

Artifact badges: The ACM Digital Library uses Artifact badges to indicate the quality and availability of research artifacts associated with published papers. These badges help users identify papers with reliable and accessible supplementary materials. View the full list of badges and their meanings here. 

Funding agency: Allows users to narrow their search results based on the funding sources of the research

CCS: The ACM Computing Classification System (CCS) filter allows users to refine their search results based on ACM's index terms (also known as subject headings). If an item included in ACM Digital Library has index terms attached to it, they appear in a diagram at the bottom of the item record. This field will find index terms mentioned in any part of the index terms diagram. There are primary terms (in dark grey) and secondary terms (In light grey). You can see a list and more information on the ACM Digital Library's website. 

Primary CCS: Allows users to refine results by primary index terms (in dark grey on the index terms diagram).

Publisher: Allows users to refine their search results based on the publisher of the content.