What is InfoKat Discovery Searching?
What is InfoKat Discovery?
- a great starting point for research; a tool for searching multiple library resources from one interface
- a single search box that can be used to retrieve books, articles, theses, media and more across numerous databases, digital collections (such as Explore UK), and UKnowledge! The facets on the left side of the results screen can be used to narrow your search by publication type, language, date, topic and more.
- a means of helping you discover the best resources for more specialized, in-depth research.
However, if you:
- want specialized information sources within a discipline or academic field, consider searching one of our specialized databases, your subject area's research guide(s), or request professional search assistance by clicking on any Ask Us icon.
- are an undergraduate and need to identify a few articles on a topic for a research paper, you might wish to begin your search in Academic Search Complete or another general multi-disciplinary database.
Keep in mind that:
- InfoKat Discovery will report when full-text options are available no matter where you are, but you will be prompted for your linkblue login when you try to access the content from off-campus.
