The following videos will teach you how to use the library's main finding tool. These videos will also show you some advanced searching techniques that will make your research more effective.

The first tutorial teaches you how to use the Library's main search tool, LibrarySearch, step by step. It shows how you can find resources by typing in keywords, use filters to get better results, and see what the books or articles are about before you read them. You'll also figure out how to save things for later and send them to yourself. 

Once you have a good handle on the basics of the LibrarySearch tool, the second video tutorial dives into advanced search techniques to refine your search results and find what you need. 
 

1. Phrase Searching: Find specific phrases or terms exactly as they are by putting them in quotes. This helps get precise results matching your exact search terms. 

Example: "British Columbia"  or "Human Resources"
 

2. Truncation: Use an asterisk * to search for all possible word endings at once, saving you time by searching for multiple word variations simultaneously. 

Example: Searching child* will find results like child, childless, children, etc.
 

3. Synonyms and Broadening your search: Use words or phrases that mean nearly the same thing to broaden your search, using the OR command between keywords.

Example:  "First Nations" OR Aboriginal OR "Native Peoples" 
 

4. Using the Find Tool: Find specific keywords within an article using the Find tool.

On Windows, press Control + F, and on a Mac, use Command + F to quickly locate and navigate to specific keywords or phrases within a text.

The following videos will teach you how to use the library's main finding tool. These videos will also show you some advanced searching techniques that will make your research more effective.