Results on Library Search
Library Search can help you discover different types of content, such as print books, ebooks, print journal titles, articles from ejournals, online newspaper articles and more.
Results on Library Search
Books
If you search for books on Library Search you will find print books or ebooks. Select book, then print or ebook under format.
Print books
Beneath the title, the result is listed as a print book. You can also see the edition, a summary and whether or not the book is available to borrow.
Most print books are held in our offsite store and can be requested using the Click and Collect option. If the book is on loan, you will have the option to reserve it. In both cases, the book will be collected for you and brought to the Library. You will be notified when the book is ready to collect.
For more information on how Click and Collect works, please see our borrowing, renewals and reservations page.
Ebooks
Beneath the title, the result is listed as an ebook. Select view ebook to access it. You may be asked to sign in with your Manchester Metropolitan University ID and password if you haven’t already, and then you will be redirected to the ebook. For some results you may see an Access Online link. When you select it, you will see multiple access options. The ebook can be accessed from more than one provider. Choose one of the view ebook links to access the ebook.
Journal Articles
You can search for journal articles by selecting article under format.
Beneath the title, the result is listed as an articleand to the right of the result it is listed as peer reviewed. Peer reviewed articles are top quality articles written by experts in their field and reviewed before publication.
To read the article, select view full text. You may be asked to sign in with your Manchester Metropolitan University ID and password if you haven’t already, and then you will be redirected to the article.
For some results you may see an Access Online link. When you select, it you will see multiple access options. The article can be accessed from more than one provider. Choose one of the view full text links to access the article.
Expanding your Results
You can choose to expand your search by ticking libraries worldwideunder held by library.
You may still see results for sources that you can access via Manchester Metropolitan University Library, but you will also see results for other libraries. Select the view alllink next toworldwide editions and formatsto see which libraries hold an item or provide access to it. For journal articles, select the title for additional information.
Saving Results
Each result has a saveicon. Select it to save an item. Once an item has been saved the icon will change. To view saved items, select saved items.
From the saved items folder, you have the option to create a permanent list, email yourself the items, export items to EndNote, move items to a permanent list or delete items.
Signing in
You will need to be signed in to save items to a list for future reference. If you are not signed in, items will only be saved temporarily.
To add items to a permanent list for future reference, select create list.
You can then give the list a name and description. You can choose to make the list private so it is only visible to you, or make the list shared meaning that other people can view and share your list.