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Searching the library catalogue

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Basic searching
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» Searching other catalogues

Basic searching

The catalogue opens to the Basic search screen. You can type your search in the search field and select the appropriate search option from the drop down menu.

Basic searching screen
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The library catalogue defaults to the General Keyword option that allows you to perform a keyword search. Simply type in your keywords. You do not need to use Boolean search operators but the catalogue is capable of full Boolean searching including truncation. The truncation symbol for the CDU catalogue is a question mark (?).

Use the drop down menu to select other search options such as Title, Author and Subject.

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   catalogue

» Finding journal articles
   and papers

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