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Library Search lets you search across multiple Library systems and research databases in one place. Find books, articles, journals, video, audio, theses, past exam papers, course readings and more. More detail on what's included.

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Library Search (YouTube, 2:30m)

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  • get more search results
  • quicker access to full text
  • see requesting options
  • check the status of your loans and requests
  • save items to look at later and export
  • save searches, set up alerts, and see previous search suggestions
  • explore Citation pathways into Web of Science and Scopus

Get full text

Full record example with full text option

Link/s to the full text by Available online or the View It section of the item. Click an item to access the full details screen.

Get details

The details tab includes subjects and description/abstract

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The Details section on the Item Details page usually includes subjects, abstract, table of contents and more.

Work with your results

Filter and refine to get relevant, useful results

Save and export to EndNote, email and more

Find related items from a relevant result

More ways to search

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When to use other tools

Library Search is a great starting point but you’ll often want additional search tools:

Troubleshooting

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