Finding information using Library Search http unihub mdx

Finding information using Library Search http: //unihub. mdx. ac. uk/your-study/library-and-it-support

What is Library Search? • Google-like search interface • Searches all our library resources in one go including books, DVDs, journals, conference proceedings and reports • Search across all subject areas • Results are displayed with the most relevant first • Access full-text if available • Use wherever you have access to the Internet. Library Search is useful when you need to find information on a particular subject.

Access Library Search my. Uni. Hub > My Study > My Library > Library Search Select ‘Library Search’ from the list of resources

Sign-in to Library Search for full functionality Click on ‘Sign-in’, choose ‘Middlesex University’ and use your My. Uni. Hub ID and password. Signing-in enables you to access full text material, check your library record, request items, create lists, save searches and create alerts and export references to Ref. Works.

Find the book you want Start off by using the default: ‘Search everything’ Click to check number of copies available

Find number of copies available and where these are shelved in the library… Select the relevant campus to check availability of the book e. g. Mauritius These books are available for loan, but if a book is on loan to another student you will see this i. e the date when the book is due back. It is possible to request a book if it is on loan (next slide).

You can refine your search in several ways Limit to items which are fulltext online i. e. you can read the item on your computer. Limit to Scholarly and Peer Reviewed journals i. e. good quality academic journals. Limit your search by different types of resources such as journal articles, newspapers and books or by publication date.

It is possible to save your references/Search? Click on the ‘pin’ symbol to save an item. When an item has been saved, the ‘pin’ symbol is crossed out and the item will be saved to a folder at the top of the screen. This is your ‘Favourites’ folder. Click on the ‘pin’ symbol at the top of the screen to view your saved items i. e. ‘Favourites’.

Once the ‘Favourites’ folder is open you can…. …. see a list of the items you have saved, will remain in your Favourites folder until you choose to delete them.