Library Search Help - NEW

A. Run a Simple Search in Library Search.

Type one or more relevant keywords and click the Search button . If you enter multiple keywords, Library Search will return results that contain all of the keywords.

A. Type your preferred phrase inside quotation marks.

Enclose your keywords in quotation marks and click the Search button .

A. Use a series of phrase searches or keywords separated by the word OR in uppercase.

Enter two or more phrases in quotation marks. Separate the phrases with an OR before clicking the Search button.

A. Separate your keywords using NOT in uppercase: finance NOT blockchain.

Enter two keywords, separated by a NOT before clicking the Search button .

A. Replace individual letters in your keywords with ? and *.

Use a question mark (?) to replace single characters. Enter wom?n to search for woman and women.

An asterisk (*) replaces multiple characters. Enter cultur* to search for records that contain culture, cultural, and culturally. An asterisk is particularly useful when spelling conventions differ between the Australia and the United States (humor/humour).

A. Click the microphone icon in the Library Search text box and say your search terms. 

Voice Search is only supported on some browsers and devices. It is not currently available on Firefox and Microsoft Edge browsers. You will need to give permission for your browser to access your microphone to enable this feature.

A. Type in your search using normal spoken language. You don't need to use Boolean Operators, keywords or alternative search terms.

A. Both Natural Language and AI Assisted Searches use Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Natural Language Search uses AI to create an Advanced Search using your free text query.

AI Assisted Search goes further. It uses AI to generate a

• short list of 5 highly relevant results with overviews and links to the full text.
• general summary to answer your specific research question. This summary includes references to the source articles in text.
• link to the full list of results available in the traditional search interface.
• few alternate search prompts to help focus your research.

A. The Natural Language Search will create a complex Advanced Search using your prompt. You can review and edit this Advanced Search to improve your search results.

A. Check the Assessment details in your MyLearn course to see if AI use is restricted.

A. Instead of referencing the summary, use the citations within it to find the information in its original source. Then reference the original article or paper the concept came from.

If you would like to quote the AI  generated summary directly, use the guidelines outlined within your referencing style.

A. Run an Advanced Search.

To run an Advanced Search, simply follow these steps:

1. Click on the Advanced Search link next to the Search box on the first page.
2. Choose Title from the first pull-down menu on the screen that appears.
3. Enter the title of the book in the first search box.
4. Choose Book from the Material Type pull-down menu.
5. Click on the Search button.

If a title search is not enough on its own, add the author/creator's family name to your search.

A. Run an Advanced Search on the article title.

To run an Advanced Search, simply follow these steps:

1. Click on the Advanced Search link next to the Search box on the first page.
2. Choose Title from the first pull-down menu on the screen that appears.
3. Enter part of all of the article title in the first search box.
4. Choose Article from the Material Type pull-down menu.
5. Click on the Search button.

If a title search is not enough on its own, add the author/creator's family name to your search.

A. Use the Peer-reviewed Journals facet.

To narrow your search to peer-reviewed articles, simply run your search and then click on the Peer-reviewed Journals facet on the left. Library Search will exclude everything except results that are from peer reviewed journals.

A. Use the Full Text Online facet.

To narrow your search to peer-reviewed articles, simply run your search and then click on the Full Text Online facet on the left. Library Search will exclude everything except results that are online.

A. Use the Available in Library facet.

To narrow your search to resources in the Library's print collection, simply run your search and then click on the Available in Library facet on the left. Library Search will exclude everything except results that are in the Library's print collection.

A. Use one of the Resource Type facets.

To narrow your search to paper resources in the Library, simply run your search and then select the appropriate facet from the list of Resource Type facets. If the material type you require is not visible, click on the Show More button.

A. Use one of the New Records facets.

To narrow your search to items recently added to our collections, simply run your search and then select the appropriate facet from the list of New Records facets.

A. If a book in our collection is not available online, you can request a loan and we will send it out to you.

To request a loan, follow these steps:

1. Sign in to Library Search.
2. Run your search.
3. Click on the title.
4. Click on the Borrow from UNE button.
5. Fill out the online form.
6. Click on Submit.

If you click on the the Copy of chapter button, we will scan up to one chapter or 10% of a book and send a digital copy to your UNE email address. If you don't know what chapter you require, just request the contents pages.

A. If a journal article is not available online, you can place a copy request in Library Search.

Making a request for a paper journal article requires following these steps:

1. Sign in to Library Search.
2. Run a search for the title of the paper journal in which the article was published.
3. Click on the journal title.
4. Click on the Copy of article button.
5. Fill out the online form providing the author, article title, journal title, volume, issue and page numbers.
6. Click on Submit.

A. Loans are automatically renewed at the end of the set borrowing period, so this is unnecessary.

A. Place a online request for that item.

This will ensure that the item that you have requested is not renewed by the current borrower.

A. Complete a Request from elsewhere form in Library Search.

1. Sign in to Library Search.
2. Search for the item in our collection.
3. If your item is not found in our collection, expand our search to Elsewhere.
4. Select Get it for me from other libraries and complete the appropriate request form. You can request the loan of a print book or digital copies of articles and book chapters.

If you still cannot find the items record, click on the Request link link on the main menu and complete the online form.

Note: You cannot request e-books.

A. Save your results by clicking on the Add to Saved Records icon. 

1. Sign in to Library Search.
2. Find the items you want to add.
3. To save a single item, click the Add to Saved Records icon on the top right of each record.
4. To save multiple records, click in the check box next to each record. Then click on the Add to Saved Records icon in the grey bar which appears above your search results.

To view your items, open your Library Account menu and click Saved Records.

You can also view past searches in your Search History. This feature will become available in June 2026.

A. Use labels to create named lists of saved search results.

1. Sign in to Library Search.
2. open your Library Account menu and click Saved Records.
3. Add tags to each individual item by clicking + Add New Label.
4. Select your label under Filter by Label list to view a list of items with that label.

A. Learn about Library eBooks with the eBooks guide. 

You can also submit an online request to report access issues and contact us for further support.

A. Book an appointment with your Librarian. Your Librarian can help you with where to search and offer advice on the right search strategies to use.

You can also:

• visit Subject Guides to learn about resources available in your subject area
• submit your request to Ask a Librarian.

A. Use the instructions on the Library's page on clearing your browser's cache and cookies.

A. Click the green Report a Problem button and select the appropriate option.

You can also submit an online request to report access issues and contact us for further support.

A. Open the Give Feedback button in the Library Search banner. Complete the feedback form with the details of your experience.