Part 1: searching the catalogue

Basic search types

Using the Guided Keyword option

Subject searching

Part 2: searching for journal articles

Using databases

Creating a search

Refining your results

Quiz

Subject searching

Another useful option you can use for advanced searching is a Subject Heading search. You can use this option in the catalogue when:

There are two ways of using Subject Headings depending on whether or not you know the exact Subject Heading you need.

Searching for a known Subject Heading

From the Basic Search screen of the catalogue select the Subject Heading option and key the subject heading into the search box.

You can also search for people or authors as a subject, e.g. Bronte, Emily or Hitler, Adolf.

Subject searches first display a structured results list starting with your search term. Click the hyperlinked heading to see a list of books on that subject.

Searching when you don't know the exact Subject Heading

If you don't know the exact phrase for the Subject Heading you wish to use then start by doing a keyword search. Find a book that matches your topic and click on its title to see the catalogue record. Scroll down the page and look for the Subject Heading hyperlinks. Click on one to view all records for that Subject Heading.