DISCOVER
DISCOVER is your single search solution that allows you to search (most of) our electronic resources and our catalogue simultaneously and tells you if library books are on loan. (A few databases are not included for reasons outside our control - here is a list of databases not in DISCOVER)
You will need to log in to DISCOVER with your usual UoB username and password. Results can be saved to your personal folder, labelled Projects, and any preferences will be remembered.
Once you have done a search, you will get lots of options on the left-hand side to help you narrow down your results, e.g. by date, subject or type of resource. By default we have limited your results to things that you will be able to access (UoB full access), but if you want to see what else is out there you can de-select this option.
You can download a more detailed guide to using DISCOVER [PDF]
For detailed help with with using DISCOVER please contact your Academic Liaison Librarian. You can also follow our updates on the Digital Library Blog
Detailed demonstration
You will find detailed video guides on using DISCOVER on the Finding and using information self-help guide. Click 'Searching and gathering' on that page for a general orientation on DISCOVER, and to watch videos on basic and advanced search and other useful tips.
Databases not in DISCOVER
Although DISCOVER includes lots of databases, it can't include all of the databases we subscribe to. To find out what other databases may be useful to search, go to the Databases not in DISCOVER page.
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