Library Search
- Go to the University of Waikato Library homepage
- The Library Search screen is in the centre of the webpage. Click on Advanced Search
- Search in everything for inquiry based learning (in any field is(exact)) and any field containing Zealand as shown below
- Click Search
- This search found 490 results on 9 January 2020
- Analyse the results
- When are the articles dated?
- Are the articles on topic or are they unrelated?
- Are there other keywords, synonyms or related terms that might be useful?
- Analyse the results
- To narrow the search further use the "Refine my results" sidebar
- Under the subject header is listed all the subject terms found in every item in the result list
- Click on "Show More" and the full list of terms is shown. This list is displayed by number of items using the subject term
- Select those terms which are particularly relevant. Scroll down to see all the options
- Select as many as required then click Apply Filters
- For this example select inquiry-based learning
- This narrows the results down to 85 items (9 January 2020) which are more relevant and specific to the search
- Many different types of sources are located in Library Search. The resource type can be filtered and each item indicates the type above the title. The above examples are for a journal article and a book
- With all resource types, select the title to see the full details of the item
- Request for a book or physical item shows the library location, allowing it to be located it on the shelf or requested
- Sometimes for online items clicking the link under View It will take you to a list of the databases that provide access to the article. Click on the appropriate database to open the article
- In most cases the full-text is available for download, and have the option to save, print or email the article