Before searching for specific resources like books and articles, there is value in knowing how to broaden or narrow the searches. For more information on how to decide what kinds of sources you need for you research, please see our Research Papers guide where it talks about different types of sources.
When you enter words into a search bar, such as hockey sports UND hawks, you are telling it to search for items that contain ALL of those keywords.
Signing in using your UND credentials allows you to:
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How to sign in:
The Library Searches for Everything and Articles exclude results from the library newspaper databases. Instead you are prompted to re-execute the search using the same terms when you scroll to the bottom of the results screen:
Topic |
Choose the topic(s) most relevant to your search or exclude unrelated topics |
Author/Creator |
Use this option if you are looking for results by a specific author. |
Publication Date |
Limit results by publication year to find both historical research and cutting-edge data. |
Resource Type |
Select the kinds of resources you want (like books or articles) or exclude those you don't want. |
Collection |
Narrow your results to holdings in a specific collection, like the Children's Collection, Special Collections, microfiche, or even online federal documents. |
Database |
Choose a specific database to view only sources and journals that are housed in that database and to take advantage of its customized tools. |
Journal Title |
View articles only from a specific journal. |
Genre/Form |
Limit results to biographies, DVDs, electronic books, and more. |
Classification LCC |
Limit results based on their subject classification in the Library of Congress system, which is organized by topic. |
Language |
Choose which language(s) you'd like to limit your results to. |
Library |
Limit by library when you're only interested in the physical holdings of a specific UND library. |