LibGuides: Political Science Subject Guide: Use DISCOVERY

Discovery

DISCOVERY enables you to search across most of our online databases including our book catalog in one search. You can access DISCOVERY from the Library Homepage.

Please note that you can also limit your search to books/ebook, or articles or journal titles by using the tabs above.

Quick Search Hints

Use QUOTATION MARKS if you are searching for a particular phrase or book title
Use CAPs for boolean connectors (e.g. AND, OR, NOT)
Use FILTERS to limit your results by material type (article, book, etc.) or publication date
Use ADVANCED SEARCH for title, author or subject heading searches (works better than the basic search screen!)
If you are getting a lot of irrelevant results, try taking off the EXPAND SEARCH WITH RELATED TERMS filter

See the Helpful Handouts box for more!

Helpful Handouts for Discovery

Basic Search Tips
Hold Requests describes how you can request an item be held for you for later pickup.
Cite, Share and Save You can email item records, copy a link, export a citation or add item records to a list.
My Account Describes how to access your Discovery account and take action on items.
My Items and Personal Lists You can save items to a list to retrieve at a later date. You must be signed into your WorldCat Discovery account.