Looking up a subject Enter any words or phrase that you associate with your topic. Select Subject from the drop down menu then click on the Search button. Looking up an ISBN ISBN stands for International Standard Book Number and is a 10 or 13-digit number that uniquely identifies a book. Enter all 10 or 13 digits of the ISBN, without spaces or punctuation. Select words or phrase from the drop down menu then click on the Search button. Viewing your results The Library Catalogue displays a list of the items matching your search (if there is only one, it goes straight to the view of Where is it Shelved? that item). You can click the to see the full record for any item. Item Title The item defaults to Scroll down to see the Where is it Shelved? location and availability of the item. Some books also have A Look Inside option, and some have links to or ‘Tags’ to related items in the catalogue. ‘Similar Books’ Click on to access the journal or Open this electronic resource ebook. You will need your Username and Password to log in. Search tips In a or search do not use words like ‘words phrases’ ‘the’ ‘and’ ‘a’ and ‘of’.
Looking up a subject Enter any words or phrase that you associate with your topic. Select Subject from the drop down menu then click on the Search button. Looking up an ISBN ISBN stands for International Standard Book Number and is a 10 or 13-digit number that uniquely identifies a book. Enter all 10 or 13 digits of the ISBN, without spaces or punctuation. Select words or phrase from the drop down menu then click on the Search button. Viewing your results The Library Catalogue displays a list of the items matching your search (if there is only one, it goes straight to the Where is it Shelved? view of that item). You can click the Item Title to see the full record for any item. The item defaults to Where is it Shelved? Scroll down to see the location and availability of the item. Some books also have A Look Inside option, and some have links to ‘Tags’ or ‘Similar Books’ to related items in the catalogue. Click on Open this electronic resource to access the journal or ebook. You will need your Username and Password to log in. Search tips In a ‘words or phrases’ search do not use words like ‘the’ ‘and’ ‘a’ and ‘of’.