Base your selection of a starting point on:
Looking for background information as an introduction to a topic?
Looking for primary research articles? Search one or more of the online indexes found at the "Journal Articles & More" tab.
Broad topics - Use keywords. You can always narrow your search later.
Connectors - Connect your search terms wisely:
Spelling counts - If your search isn't working, check your typing.
Spelling variations - Is it honeybee or honey bee? Behavior or behaviour? Fertilizer or fertiliser?
Truncation saves you typing and increases the number of your results. Check the index for the symbol used; a common truncation symbol is the asterisk (*). Add the symbol to the root of the search term (e.g. biodegrad* = biodegrade, biodegrades, biodegradation, biodegradable).
Wildcard saves you typing and time by replacing a letter in a search term. Check the index for the symbol to use. For example, wom?n searches for woman and women.
Start by typing your search terms into the "Quick Search" box on the UNL Libraries home page:
By default, your search results will include books and ebooks from UNL and other NU libraries, plus journal articles and other electronic materials.
To limit the search to only UNL items (mainly books and ebooks), select "UNL Library Catalog" from the drop-down menu and click the magnifying glass button to re-run your search.
Now, we have narrowed our thousands of results down to just a few. Take a look at these first three search results. They are all available as ebooks - you can see that they have an "Available Online" link. The third item is also available as a print book, located in the Dinsdale Family Learning Commons.
If you are looking for articles, you can change the drop-down menu to "Articles and More." Now, you will see mostly articles that you can access online.
For more information on searching the catalog, watch this video.