Business Practice

Module 1 Getting started

The Library offers the very useful Library Search box on every webpage which enables you to undertake a quick Google-style search to find books and journal articles from the UWS Library catalogue and a number of selected databases.

The Library Search box is your first port of call when searching for any information from the Library's rich print and electronic collections including books, articles and other resources.

Using the Library Search box

Simply enter one or more keywords from the title, author, subject or a combination and you will retrieve a relevance-ranked list of books to explore. Select Click here for DATABASES, JOURNALS & E-BOOKS and you will switch to a result list for the same key words consisting of journal articles from a select range of databases.

Sometimes it's difficult to think of the best search term. The word cloud at the top of the screen provides suggestions to help select the best search term. In this word cloud you will find:

• Other terms that have something to do with the term you used

• Spelling variations of the term you used. Click on one to switch to different way of spelling a word (it can also correct misspellings)

• Translations of your search term into a variety of languages for items held by the library

• Thesaurus terms with both synonyms and antonyms of your search term

• Word variations (stemming) that include any variants of your terms (ex. You enter 'throw', and it will also suggest 'threw')

• Discovery trail: your initial search term and subsequent selected terms from the word cloud.

• Distance of the suggestion from the original terms has no meaning

• The larger a word, the more relevant it will be to your search term.

Here is a word cloud for the search "interpersonal relationships"

Using 'refine' to improve results

On the left of the result screen there are a large number of options to allow you to refine your search. Use the menu to...