{"id":215,"date":"2014-09-16T15:24:37","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T15:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/popuplibrary\/?p=215"},"modified":"2014-09-16T15:24:37","modified_gmt":"2014-09-16T15:24:37","slug":"smart-searching-with-searcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/popuplibrary\/2014\/09\/16\/smart-searching-with-searcher\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart Searching with Searcher"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You have your reading list, so now how do you find those books, e-books and e-journal articles?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don&#8217;t use Google, use Searcher!<a href=\"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/popuplibrary\/files\/2014\/09\/Searcheruse.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-216\" src=\"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/popuplibrary\/files\/2014\/09\/Searcheruse.jpg\" alt=\"Searcheruse\" width=\"400\" height=\"103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/popuplibrary\/files\/2014\/09\/Searcheruse.jpg 400w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/popuplibrary\/files\/2014\/09\/Searcheruse-300x77.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Searcher is the Library&#8217;s discovery service &#8211; think of it like a library version of Google, searching the vast majority* of the Library&#8217;s resources at the same time, including books, e-books and\u00a0 e-journal articles.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Pop up to the 1st floor of the Main Library tomorrow, ask us how to find stuff on your reading list and we&#8217;ll give you some expert tips on how to use Searcher.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Pop up Library, Wednesday 17th September 2-4pm 1st floor, Main Library<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What is Searcher?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>How to find stuff on your reading list<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>How to find books, e-books, ejournals and more<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>What exactly am I searching?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>* A wee disclaimer. Using Searcher you can search across the majority of resources the Library subscribes to. There are a few exceptions, notably Law databases: Lexis Nexis and Westlaw. Access Lexis Nexis and Westlaw via the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ed.ac.uk\/schools-departments\/information-services\/library-museum-gallery\/finding-resources\/library-databases\/databases-a-zhttp:\/\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Databases A-Z <\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Angela Laurins, Library Learning Services<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You have your reading list, so now how do you find those books, e-books and e-journal articles? 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