This is a quick guide to finding the resources you need to study, using YorSearch, the library catalogue. After you’ve read this you’ll be able to: - find books, journals, and articles - log in to your library account - request books that are out on loan - renew your items …and more.

1. Finding what you need with YorSearch
#UoYTips

2. Welcome to
YorSearch.
This is a quick guide to finding the
resources you need to study, using
YorSearch, the library catalogue. After
you’ve read this you’ll be able to:
- find books, journals, and articles
- log in to your library account
- request books that are out on loan
- renew your items
…and more.

3. You can go to the Help Desk on the ground floor of the Morrell where
we’ll be happy to give you some tips and advice. You can also use the
Chat service within YorSearch to get help wherever you are.
We’re here to help.

4. You can find
YorSearch anywhere.
There are catalogue PCs in several
places around the Library which run
YorSearch. Or you can go to
yorsearch.york.ac.uk from anywhere
in the world you have an internet
connection. It works on desktop or
mobile devices and works well for
screen-readers and assistive
software.

5. This is the
YorSearch
homescreen

6. You can ask questions
or give us feedback at
any time using the Chat
facility available from
the Need help? button
Quick links to get in touch with us or
book individual or group study rooms
Login to
YorSearch to
request items,
add resources
to your
Favourites,
and manage
your account
Links to other ways
to find our resources
A way to limit
your search
results to one
particular type
of resource
Looking for Interlending? It’s now part of the Can’t Find What You Need? menu
Combine
several
search
terms in
different
ways

7. YorSearch contains
a huge number of
resources. If you just
want to find a book
or a journal, click All
items to limit your
results to one type

8. YorSearch contains
a huge number of
resources. If you just
want to find a book
or a journal, click All
items to limit your
results to one type

9. To find
resources,
just type in
key words.
Here are
the results
of a search
for how to
write essays
down the
centre of the
screen.

10. To find
resources,
just type in
key words.
Here are
the results
of a search
for how to
write essays
down the
centre of the
screen.
On the right of the screen are
options to refine your results.
For example you can limit
your search to just items in
the Library right now, or just
to items you can read online,
or just to newspaper articles.

11. If we scroll
down a little
we can see
several
different
types of
resource.

12. If we scroll
down a little
we can see
several
different
types of
resource.
Number 3 is an
ebook. If we
click Full text
available we
can read this on
screen.

13. If we scroll
down a little
we can see
several
different
types of
resource.
Number 4 is an
article, also
available online.
There’s a note
that it is Peer
Reviewed – in
other words it is
an academic
article that has
been checked
by other
experts for
accuracy and
bias.

14. If we scroll
down a little
we can see
several
different
types of
resource.
Number 5 has
multiple
versions – this
means we have
both older and
newer editions
of the book.
Click See all
versions to find
more
information,

15. If we scroll
down a little
we can see
several
different
types of
resource.
Number 6 is a
print book. You
can see that we
have at least
one copy
available, and
that it’s in the 0
section of the
Morrell. The
classmark –
029.6 FAB
helps you find it
on the shelf.

16. If we click
on the item
we can get
more
information.
We can see
that there’s one
copy, and it’s
currently
available.
There’s also
suggestions for
related reading
on the right.

17. If we click
on the item
we can get
more
information.
We can see
that there’s one
copy, and it’s
currently
available.
There’s also
suggestions for
related reading
on the right.
If we click the
LOCATE button
it will show us a
map.

18. If we click
on the item
we can get
more
information.
We can see
that there’s one
copy, and it’s
currently
available.
There’s also
suggestions for
related reading
on the right.
If we click the
LOCATE button
it will show us a
map.
If the item is available, find it on the shelf and
borrow it using the Self-Issue Machines in the
Library. You do not need to request items that
are available: you can just borrow them.
The request option is there for available items
because we have a Book Delivery Service. This
can bring books from King’s Manor Library to
the Morrell, and books from the Morrell to King’s
Manor. If you request an available item it will
automatically get it delivered to the other site,
so only do this if you this if the book you need is
not at your preferred site.

19. Back to our
results
screen. On
page 2 there
is an item
which is not
currently
available.
If we click
on this we
can request
the book.

20. In order to
request the
book we
need to log
in (if we
haven’t
already).

21. After
logging in,
the Place a
request or a
booking
button
appears.
When you
click this it
will result in
the book
being
returned
sooner by its
current
borrower;
you’ll then
get an email
telling you
it’s ready to
collect.

22. Now that you’re logged in, you can click on My Library Card and access your
list of current loans (where you can also renew your items), your requests,
Interlending items you’ve ordered, and any fines or fees you’ve accrued.
Your Name
Your Name here

23. You can save / favourite items in YorSearch to easily find them later using
the little pin icon shown here. Access your Saved items and Search history
from the same drop-down menu once you’re logged in.
Your Name
Your Name here

24. If you want articles,
just type in your
keywords. E.g.
Grönroos, C. (1994), "From
Marketing Mix to
Relationship
Marketing" Management
Decision, Vol. 32 No. 2,
pp. 4-20

25. If you want articles,
just type in your
keywords. E.g.
Grönroos, C. (1994), "From
Marketing Mix to
Relationship
Marketing" Management
Decision, Vol. 32 No. 2,
pp. 4-20

26. Note that there’s a
118,000 results – if
we want to be
more specific we
can Phrase Search
by putting our
search terms in
quotation marks

27. This forces
YorSearch to only
look for that exact
phrase, and now
brings back 39
results instead of
100,000+.

28. As you do more
independent
research you may
come across
resources you
need which we
don’t already have
in the Library. If
so, go to the Can’t
Find What You
Need? page to
request them.

29. To obtain an
item the Library
doesn’t have…
For Books For Articles
If you find a
book you need
that we don’t
have, you can
use the
Purchase
Request Form
to ask for it.
You’ll get an
email when it
arrives.
If you find an
article you
need from a
journal we
don’t subscribe
to, you can
request it via
Interlending.
If we can get it,
we’ll email you
the PDF.

30. Finally,
remember
there is more
than one way
to get into our
resources.
YorSearch is brilliant for keyword searching but
keep in mind other ways to find what you need.
Each method has different strengths and you’ll use
different ways in at different times.
Every Department has a Subject Guide which is a
curated set of journals and databases, grouped for
that particular subject.
The E-resources Guide allows you to search by
category of resource, for example to see all our
newspaper collections in one place.
Browzine allows you to browse tables of contents
of journals and read new issues.

31. They’re all linked
from the
homescreen of
YorSearch.

32. lib-enquiry@york.ac.uk
We hope you found this guide helpful; it is part of the #UoYTips
series of useful advice to help you get the most out of our resources.
For tips on everything in one place, go to the special Subject Guide at
bit.ly/uoytips