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Guide for new users of the library

Library 101: a guide to getting started with the library

STREAMING VIDEOS

The library subscribes to a number of online videos that can be viewed by Box Hill Institute staff and students. Click the links below to view the available titles. You will need to log in using your normal PC login.

For a complete list click here or chose online videos from the library web page

DISCOVERY CATALOGUE

The library catalogue is Discovery

Use the catalogue to search simultaneously for books in the library, search across multiple databases, ebook collections, and journal databases.

 Discovery will link you to full text resources, ebooks and streaming videos.

USING THE DISCOVERY CATALOGUE

DISCOVERY CATALOGUE SEARCH TIPS

There are different ways to search for a book using the Discovery catalogue

  • the title of the book
  • the name of the author/s
  • keywords - words or phrases
  • subject headings - words or phrases used to describe the subject content of a book, DVD or CD

If your search returns too many options use the  Limit your results to.

Catalogue only—tick to see only books on shelf or eBooks

Full Text – tick to limit results to articles with full text available from databases

Publication date – slide to search for articles only within a specified date range.

Further tips for using the catalogue are in the next tab - search strategies

eBOOKS - BASICS

eBooks

We subscribe to several collections of eBooks.

Use the following link to access all these collections: e-Books

You will need to login with your Box Hill Institute ID and password to access most of the collections.

Ebooks also appear in the Discovery catalogue - click on the links in the catalogue to download or read online.

Read our LibGuide to eBooks for more information on how to access eBooks.

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