Searching 

 

Click the Search Tab on the homepage.

 

 

You will see that the screen automatically starts at Quick Search.

 

 

There are a range of options to help you find the items you want. Click the drop down arrows to see all search options.

 

Works: means a book, CD, DVD etc.

 

Beginning: use this function if you know the exact name of an author or title.

 

Containing: Use this function if you only know a part of a title or author name.

 

In: means the word is in one of those options, for example in the title.

 

At: means you can search a certain location or all locations.

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Exact Author or Title Search

 

If you know the exact name of the author or title you want, you need to use Works: Beginning to get the best match.

 

Exact Author Search – George Orwell

 

Note: The correct format to search in our system is Family Name, First Name (Orwell, George).

 

 

 

Exact Title Search – Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

 

 

In both cases the Author or Title you require will be at the top of the results list because you used the search format Works: Beginning and you knew the exact Author and Title.

 

Part of Author Name or Title Search

 

If you know a part or keyword of an author name or title then use Works: Containing to narrow your search.

 

Part or Keyword of Author Name – McNab

 

In this search you know the author had the family name McNab but you don’t know the first name.

 

 

Note: that in a Containing search you can also select the library location, to further narrow your search.

 

The same strategy applies to Works: Containing in a title search.

 

In a Works: Containing search

 

 

Example! To find the work ‘The Boys From Brazil’, you could type the word ‘boys’ in the search box. Note you get 148 results, with the title you are after not appearing till page 4 and the 40th result!


 

 

 

 

To have a more effective search it is better to type ‘boys’ and ‘ Brazil ’ in the search box. Doing this shows 1 result, the work you are after! This is called ‘Narrowing a Search’.

 

 

 

 

You can find out more about the work by clicking the More detail link. To see more detail about availability and for other links click View item availability & links .