Help with using Library Discovery

Using the Library Discovery Dashboard

The Library Discovery search facility allows you to keep track of all your research. You can create projects to keep topics together, you can save search criteria and much more. This quick guide will take you through the functions of the dashboard page. 

Basic searching in Library Discovery

If you are completely new to using Library Discovery or you just need a reminder, here is a helpful video on conducting basic searches. There's a very short video (under 3 minutes!) that will get you started. 

Advanced searching in Library Discovery

If you want to up your searching game, here is another short video (just over 3 minutes) to help you to use the more advanced search features.

Searching using the Concept Map

The Concept Map is a really useful tool to help you narrow your searching down and to help you to build search terms. It is also a helpful way for more visual learners to use Library Discovery and you can see how ideas and concepts are linked. There is a short video on how to use the Concept Map here:

Creating a search alert

Let Library Discovery do some of the searching for you and set up a search alert. This is useful if you are looking for new articles published on a particular subject or topic. You'll get an alert whenever something new becomes available.