Library Search
Search across the print and online collections for books, chapters, articles, journals and lots more.
Library Search will help you discover books, journals, articles, audio visual material and more on your chosen topic. This is a good place to start when you are beginning to research a topic as you can draw on content from a variety of different sources.
For more in depth research in databases and archives, use the A-Z Databases List.
Use a range of search terms to find materials on the topic you are researching.
Spending a little time thinking about your topic and mind mapping out some search terms can be a helpful way to start, Here are some example search terms and phrases that could be a useful start.
For support on developing and combining search terms for effective online searching, take a look at the search techniques guidance.
Library Search is a useful way to start your research when you are exploring a new subject. You will need to use the online databases for more complex and comprehensive databases.
Library Search is a good starting point.
You can search for your research topic(s) and quickly and easily retrieve details of print and electronic books, journal articles and other full text material.
You can also use it to check whether we have particular books or journals you may discover during your literature searching.
To research the global literature on a topic, and go beyond quick full text results, then you should follow up with a database search.
You can tailor your search more precisely using all the sophisticated functionality available on the research databases.
You will also need to use the databases to search for different sorts of information like news, statistics, official publications etc. as Library Search primarily covers books, chapters and journal articles.
Use the Searching for specific types of information LibGuide for support.
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