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What is Discovery

Discovery is a Google-like search engine for Teesside University Library. It searches the wealth of our library collections and many of our academic databases simultaneously, to quickly provide relevancy-ranked, credible library results through a single search box. Discovery

Use it to find books, articles, and more. You will be linked directly to the full text of materials that match your search terms, whenever possible.

When should I use Discovery?

Discovery is great for:

  • Getting started on your research
  • Searching for books and journals at the same time
  • Researching interdisciplinary topics
  • Searching for full-text articles
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Searching in Discovery

Discovery is a useful resource to use to get started with searching for literature. It searches the wealth of our library collections and many of our academic databases simultaneously. There are a couple of short videos below, to help you get started with searching in Discovery.

 

Basic search

Advanced search