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Using ECU Library search

ECU Library search

Use ECU Library search to search ECU Library’s collection of books, eBooks, journal articles and more.

To find what you are looking for, type your search query into the search box. You can use keywords to do a basic search, or an advanced for a more complex search.

  • Once you have entered your search terms and viewed the results, use the filters to narrow the search results.
  • Find the filters on the left in Library search and narrow the search to Edith Cowan University owned materials.
  • Continue to refine by Format – books, articles etc.
  • Continue to refine by Publication Date if you’re required to find current material.
  • If you are looking for Peer Reviewed journal articles, select Peer Reviewed under Content Type.
  • Then browse the refined results to locate your materials. Some materials will be available online, such as eBooks, streaming and full text journal articles. Other physical materials can be borrowed by placing a Hold.

Search support and tip sheets

For more information on searching, please see the Information Essentials Library Guide.

You can also watch the Intro to Library search video.

We’ve prepared two tip sheets to help you with your searching:

Do you know how to find credible information for your assignments?

For any problems using Library search, please contact the Library.

Finding journal articles how-to video

Watch the how-to video: Finding journal articles using ECU search.

Journal search by title

Search for individual journal articles by title in Library search.

Google Scholar

You can also find items held by the ECU Library by using Google Scholar.

Google Scholar is a Web search engine run by Google that indexes scholarly literature, like peer-reviewed journals, academic books, conference papers, and more.

Google Scholar interlinks with ECU Library systems. Google Scholar returns a lot of results, some of which may be available via free PDF, however many are behind Library database paywalls. By linking your Google Scholar account with ECU Library, Google Scholar will allow you to link directly to our subscription databases, allowing you free access to material ECU owns.

  • Go to the Settings menu on the Google Scholar site, select Library Links, and search for 'Edith Cowan University', then save.
  • When searching Google Scholar select the 'FindIt@ECU' link to connect to the articles in the ECU databases.

For more information about linking Google Scholar with ECU Library systems, please see the Search Engines and Library Databases Library Guide and watch the Using Google Scholar with ECU video.

For any problems setting up ECU Library Links in Google Scholar, please contact the Library.

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