Library Information for School Pupils

You can search directly from the search box on the front of the Library website.

• Enter some keywords or concepts related to your topic, as you would in a Google search. For example: electricity renewable energy Nigeria
• Think of synonyms and alternatives. For example: offshore installation or offshore platform
• Use quotation marks to search for common terms or phrases. For example: "international energy", then you will avoid results where the words are not together.
• Add an asterisk * at the end of a word to search for different variations of the word. For example: disclos* will give you hits for disclose, discloses, disclosure, disclosures, disclosing
• Go to 'View Online' to read full text online items
• 'Available in the Library' normally means the book is only available as a print copy
• Pin items to save to my favourites.  If you sign-in, pins will be saved.

What is a classmark? As you walk round a Library you will notice that books on the same subject are all in roughly the same area of the Library. This is because every book carries a label on the spine indicating where on the shelves it will be filed. The label usually contains a three-figure number followed by a decimal point, with numbers and letters following this decimal point.  These numbers aren't random - they correspond with specific subjects. The Library uses a list of numbers to create a classmark. 

When you find the item via Library Search, availability is shown, as is the location and the loan period.