How do you know if you're searching for resources in the right places?
This guide compares different ways to search, and explains what types of resources each search pathway will help you find. There is no one search engine, database or platform that will find everything on your topic, so it's important to search in a variety of places.
General information, navigation, troubleshooting, and grey literature
Scholarly resources, books, research, quality media, and images
Journal articles, book chapters, theses, and grey literature
Books, quality media, images, and specialised resources
Journal articles, books, conference papers, news, theses, and media
Does not include all the library's specialised resources and subscriptions
Books, databases, theses, media, and music scores
Journal articles, book chapters, images, some specialised resources
Books, journal articles, images, media, and other specialised resources
Searching in library databases takes practice. Ask a librarian for help!