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QuickSearch tips

Whether you’re just starting out or looking to refine your results, these tips will help you search smarter, save time, and get the most out of everything the library has to offer.

For the best experience, sign into QuickSearch using your Federation ID and password.

QuickSearch is your go-to tool in the Library for exploring just about everything we have in our collection without encountering any paywalls. It’s a great starting point for academic research, searching across books and ebooks, full-text journal articles, theses and dissertations and videos and multimedia resources.

Start a basic search

  1. Go to QuickSearch
  2. Type your search terms (keywords) into the QuickSearch box to begin your search. Need help getting started? Check out our tips to build your search strategy.

Find online and physical resources

QuickSearch makes it easy to find both online and physical resources. Whether you’re after a journal article you can access from home, or a book to pick up on campus, you’ll find everything in one place.

Refine your search using filters (Tweak my results)

Use filters in QuickSearch to narrow down your search results and focus on high-quality academic sources, while hiding the results you don't want.

Select options under the Tweak my results menu to narrow your results. If you want to keep your search settings, just select Remember all filters.

Tip: For more complex searches, you might want to use Advanced Search. It gives you even more control to combine keywords and set specific criteria.

Get citations from QuickSearch

QuickSearch can generate citations (references) for the items you find, but keep in mind these are automatically created, and can be incorrect. It’s always best to double-check any citations you get from QuickSearch using FedCite, which gives you examples of accurate, properly formatted citations.

Save your search results

Saving searches and setting up alerts in QuickSearch helps you stay organised, track useful resources, and get notified when new research matching your interests becomes available.