mySearch is an interface which allows you to search across a range of library resources simultaneously, including books, journal articles and databases.
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How to search for a library book online
mySearch is a quick and easy way to search for books and multimedia that you can borrow.
Search by title - you can put a comma and then the author's surname to narrow it down, for example Tale of two cities, Dickens
Narrow down by date - you can adjust the date range of all your results in the filters on the left hand side
Narrow down by location - you can narrow down to one of the 2 libraries, or select 'ebooks' to only see online content.
Usually big - you probably won't read from cover to cover.
Give a good overall introduction.
Best place to start and find the main areas of debate and discussion.
Chapters are written by different authors.
There is an editor or editors on the cover
In referencing you list the author and title of the chapter, and also the details of the book (see referencing guide.
A specialist book on one topic.
Often (but not always) just one author.
Good for going deeper in academic discussions and debates.
A family of books by a publisher on a similar theme/ area.
By different authors/ editors.
Can be useful for finding other books on a topic
Festschrifts: Written in honour of a scholar, and the subject matter will be in areas of the scholar's own work and interest..
Conference Proceedings: Sometimes published as a book, and can bring together some of the most recent research in an area.
Reference Books: Many books in the library are labelled 'reference only' - what we mean by reference books in this context is that they are books you'd dip into for short articles, definitions or statistics.
Theses: these are PhDs and master's dissertations. These can be very useful for seeing what questions other people are working on.
