Leeds University Library

Search the Catalogue


Catalogue support - Leeds University Library
I want to... Classic catalogue Search@
Library
search for books and ebooks Yes Yes
search for journals/periodicals Yes Yes
search for other materials in the Library
for example manuscripts, maps, music recordings, music scores, theses, video recordings etc.
Yes Yes
access my Library record
both are accessed using either your ISS Username/password or name/barcode
Yes Yes
do an advanced search
an advanced search allows you to specify which fields to search, or to limit the search by date range, material type, location etc.
Yes Yes
limit search results
if your search returns too many results you can limit it with other search terms, or by date range, material type, location etc.
Yes Yes
use facets to narrow search
facets categorise search results and allow you to narrow down results with a single click.
Example of Encore formats Example of Encore found in section
No Yes
search for full-text articles
provides full-text articles from selected e-resources.
No Yes
search for articles in White Rose Research Online
White Rose Research Online (WRRO) houses research outputs from the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York.
We hope to add other data sources in the coming months.
No Yes
search for content in LUDOS
Leeds University Digital Objects (LUDOS) is a place for you to save and share text, images, video, audio and many other types of digital object.
We hope to add other data sources in the coming months.
No Yes
request items from store
some less frequently used items are not on open shelves, but need to be requested from store using an online form.
Yes Not yet
use tags
you can tag books and other items with keywords and descriptions that are relevant to you. The tags you and others provide can be used to search the catalogue or narrow down searches.
Example of Encore tags
No Yes
see related search suggestions
alternative searches of related subjects are suggested.
Example of Encore related searches
No Yes