Library Search Tips

Use the searchbox on the Blanchardstown library homepage to search all of the library resources: books, ebooks, journals and other library resources.
Our Moodle module has a helpful guide on using the library searchbox.
You can search by title, author or topic and type of resource.
Books will be clearly identified as books in your list of search results, Journals will be marked as ‘Academic Journals’ and so on.
You can refine your search results using the ‘Refine Results’ section on the left hand side of the page.
For print books, your search results will show you:
- Where a book is located in the library
- Its call number, i.e. the number on the spine of the book that helps you find it on the shelf
- Whether the book is available or checked out
eResources will contain a link that will give you direct access to the resource.

For more information on how to search and how to develop a search & keyword strategy, use our helpful LibGuide.