ECU Library Search
Hugh Jackman talks to some WAAPA students on one of his visits
The ECU library is obviously the first place to search when you need information of academic quality, but we also have a wide variety creative resources such as films, music, photographs, technical manuals etc that can help inform your art.There are several ways to approach searching using ECU Library Search. You can search for an item using Author/Artist name, Title of the work, subject area, keywords. It is similar to the way you would use any electronic search engine.
For example if you type in "Hugh Jackman" into the search bar of ECU Library Search the results will bring up access to 11 movies that star Hugh Jackman, the cd of music from "A Boy from Oz" as well as articles from both journals and newspapers about Hugh Jackman.
If we had any books either by, or about, Hugh Jackman, these would also appear in your search results.
If you use Google to search for information you will only be able to access things are are publicly and freely available.
Using ECU Library Search will allow you to search ECU Library holdings for items that are not freely and legally available elsewhere.
ECU has paid for access to these items, and as a member of the ECU community these items are available to you free of charge.
ECU Library Search Tips
You can search for items by using ECU WorldSearch. You can search by title, author, subject or keyword.
You can limit your search results to only those items available at ECU by selecting Edith Cowan University from the Library filter on the results screen.
Below are some tips on using ECU WorldSearch. You can download this tipsheet here
ECU Library Search Tip Sheet
ECU Worldsearch provides instant access to books, journal articles, newspaper articles, DVD’s, eBooks and more through one simple search.
Use search terms and connectors to locate information and then use the menu on the left and refine your search to limit to the items you need.
Search Terms and Connectors
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“phrase searching” |
Use quotation marks “” to search for a particular term or phrase in that order, not for every individual word. |
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AND, OR, NOT |
AND – joins concepts and narrows the search OR – use synonyms to broaden the search, including alternative or related terms NOT - exclude unrelated terms or topics and narrows the search |
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Truncation |
# - represents a single character at the end of your search term: Map# = map or maps * - searches for the search term and its variations: Securit* = security, securities...etc. |
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Wildcard |
? - represents 0-9 characters within a single term: Organi?ation = organisation, organization |
Refine your search
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Select your Search Filters |
Search the Edith Cowan University to limit your search to items held by ECU.
When you select an item and view more details about it, the filters will move out of view. To retrieve the filters, click the view filters link from the top left of the screen. |
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Content
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You can choose Full Text Online and Peer-Reviewed if you are looking for Journal Articles.
If you do not require a Journal Article continue to the Format Type.
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Format |
Select the format type you want to retrieve e.g. articles, books, eBooks, and more by ticking the boxes next to the words.
Click on See All to view the full list of format terms. Each time you tick a box, your filters will be added to the ‘Selected Filters’ list at the top – you can click on the cross next to the words to delete a filter.
The numbers in brackets shows the number of items available in that category.
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Databases |
Select All Databases to search every database available. |
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Author |
Select specific authors for your search if you wish. Click on See All to view the full list of authors. Choose by ticking the boxes next to the author details. |
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Year |
Select Last 5 Years, Last 10 Years, Last 25 Years or enter a date range e.g. from 1985 through 1990, and click on ‘Change Year’. |
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Language |
There are various language options available and this allows you to restrict to your language of choice. |
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Topic |
Select a variety of topics to help narrow your search. The topics change based on your search terms, and you can expand this list to see the full range available.
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Item Detail
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Click on the Title to reveal an Item Detail panel. Close this panel by clicking Close Item Detail.
Click View all editions to see multiple copies and editions with the same title held by ECU Libraries.
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View the Item / Read online |
Click Access online to open an online item.
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Save an Item |
Click on the star/save icon to send items to My List at the top of the page. |
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Select the drop down arrow to see Email record so you can email the list to your student record, and/or Cite and export to Endnote.
To return to ECU Worldsearch, click the back arrow.
Items in My List will only stay for the browser session – Be sure to email them or save the citation before you close the window. |
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Cite or Email |
Click on the ‘Cite’ icon and select the APA format to view the citation or reference for the item or article. Then copy/paste this into your document, or export the citation to your EndNote Library.
Note: be sure to check this for accuracy with the APA 6th style before using it in an assessment. |
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Search Results
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View the Search Results at the top of the screen.
Results are sorted by Library and Relevance as a default
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Advanced Search
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From the Library Homepage click on the Advanced Search for more specific keyword searching in various fields e.g. author, keyword, title, etc. from the dropdown arrows.
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