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Help Searching by Keyword

If you are not sure of the title or the name of the author or performer then this is the best search for you.

Type the words you know into the box headed 'Search for', where the black line is flashing. Make sure the words are separated by spaces.
Select an option from the dropdown heading next to 'At' to search all the libraries or one specific branch. Click on the option you want to highlight it in blue.
If you do not want to search the whole library catalogue you can limit your search to specific types, such as Book, DVD, Video. Click on the dropdown arrow next to the heading Type of Stock. Click on the option you want to highlight it in blue.
Click the 'Search' button

Keyword Results

This page shows you all the results to your search, and the hit count. The Hit Count represents the number of titles and different editions or formats found.

10 entries are shown per page, if there are more than 10 entries with the words you have typed in there is a row of numbers, click on the next number to view the next page of results.
You can change the number of results shown on a page by clicking on the dropdown arrow next to the heading 'Results per page' and then clicking 'Go'.

Click on the entry that matches your search, when you move the mouse arrow over the this the arrow will turn to a hand, click now.

If the results do not match what you were looking for try another search, we would recommend the Author or Title search or click on the link 'Can't find what you are looking for? Request it!'

More Details Results

This page shows you the full catalogue entry. Further down the page is the 'Copy Availability' which lists which libraries hold copies and whether they are on the shelves or not. Further down the page is more information about the title, which can be of use. At the bottom of the page are links to run related searches - for the author/title or class number.

From here you can choose to reserve the title or visit the library to collect the copy if it shows copies are on the shelves. If you decide to visit the library to pick up a copy that appears to be on the shelves, please telephone the library first and ask them to hold that copy for you, or you may have a wasted journey.

Click Add to Basket to start the reservation process
Click Back to Title List at the top of the page if you wish to return to the entries for the author you chose
Click Previous to see the next title in the list of entries for the author you chose
Click Next to see the next title in the list of entries for the author you chose

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Page last updated: 30th June 2010