Start a Search: Start a Search

The fastest way to find resources on any topic is to do one quick search in our search bar. You'll find our search bar on the top of every page, right-hand side, and below.

This powerful search will instantly bring back all relevant journal articles that we subscribe to, along with most of our ebooks and print books held within our collection. Resources like technical standards (e.g. CSA) will also turn up in your search. It's a great place to get started on a research topic because you get instance access to online resources, bring you one-step closer to answers!
 

Tips for searching:

Too few results? 

• Start simple, using only one or two words, to describe your research topic. It's better to start broad and then add additional terms to narrow down your results.
• You can also use the "Add results beyond your library's collection" found on the filter menu to the left of your results. This will bring back relevant journal articles that are not part of our online collection but can easily be requested using our article request service.
  

Too many results? 

• Use the filters on the left-hand side to narrow results by content type (e.g. journal article) or publication date.
• Remember to use quotation marks around phrases, multi-word terms, known titles of research papers and articles.
• You can limit your search to specific fields (e.g. author, title) by using the Options menu from within the search box (found on the main search page).
  

Using the search box is very useful for when you want to:

• Find an article on a research topic
  
  Enter one or two words that describe your topic for a quick way to pull some of the latest evidence on a topic.

• Read the full text of a specific journal article
  
  Copy and paste the full article title into Summon with quotations to see if we currently hold that title in our collection.
  
  Tip: If no matches are found, we can bring it in for you quickly and easily with an article request. You can save time by clicking on the "Add results beyond your library's collection" in the filter menu on the left and selecting the Request button in the record. This copies all the relevant citation information into a request and all you have to do is add the email your email!

• Find an eBook
  
  Use the eBook filter (Under Refine your search menu and select EBooks Only) to see what eBooks you can access immediately. The results will sometimes be returned to you based on relevance to individual chapters, so while it may look like repeating results of the same book, it is multiple chapters!

• Find a printed book
  
  Use the Physical Books filter (Under Refine your search menu and select Physical Books Only) to see what books you can borrow within our collection. When you click into the record, you'll be taken to our main book catalogue where you can place a hold on the item for pick-up or have it delivered to your site. If you don't have an account, you can also request any book using our book request form.
  
  
   

Use other tools for when you want to:

• Carry out a comprehensive, or complex search
  
  Specialized and more sophisticated search functions in databases like MEDLINE or CINAHL will allow you to build multi-concept searches and allow you to create search alerts to stay up to date with your topic.
  
  We maintain an A-Z listing of all of the databases available to you.

• Find clinical skills & procedures

Lippincott Procedures provides step-by-step guidance in nursing and allied health procedures and skills.

• Find clinical topics & answers

DynaMed offers succinct clinical guidance and evidence summaries written by physicians.

Lippincott Advisor showcases evidence-based nursing support at the point-of-care.
Learn more about point of care resources and when to use them!

• Find drug information
  
  Lexidrug and Micromedex both offer comprehensive drug information. You can check out the Drug Information guide for a complete A-Z listing of helpful drug information resources.

• Find clinical practice guidelines and standards
  
  Guidelines are published in a variety of places, and it may be more efficient to search for your topic in a point of care resource like DynaMed, use a guideline repository, go straight the individual group or association that publishes them. Our Standards & Guidelines page highlights these for both clinical and non-clinical sources.

• Browse our print book collection
  
  Our entire print book collection is browsable, and you'll be able to see new additions and highlights.