Design for Film

The above video will walk you through how to use the general search in the Library, called "Discovery".

Content timestamps:

• 00:00 Introduction.
• 00:18 Finding the Library website.
• 00:24 Using the search bar.
• 00:46 Logging in.
• 00:57 Results list, using limiters/filters.
• 01:38 Finding just journal articles (or any specific item type).
• 02:09 Accessing items, and how to know what item type you're seeing in the results list - journal article, eBook, print book.
• 03:34 Book reviews as opposed to the full book.
• 03:45 Searching specifically by item type (instead of doing a general search), e.g. searching the eBooks website directly.
• 04:35 Location of specific search videos on Library 101 guide.
• 04:05 Information about one-to-one support, contact information.

The above video explains how to search for online academic journal articles through IADT Library's online search.

• 00:00 Introduction.
• 00:13 Finding the Library website.
• 00:20 General search vs specific database searches.
• 00:50 Using the search bar.
• 01:25 Logging in.
• 01:36 Results list. 
• 01:44 Filter results to only show journal articles.
• 02:34 Accessing articles/PDFs - 3 methods:

1. Reading online
2. Downloading a PDF directly
3. External publisher/repository

• 03:15  More info about the article, direct access URL for article.
• 03:34 Helpful tools: citation tool.
• 03:49 Searching by clickable subject words.
• 04:12 Info about general library searching video.
• 04:19: Library contact information.

IADT Library has access to many thousands of eBooks which can be accessed on- and off-campus at any time. 

To access our eBook collection, click here, and enter your student number and password when asked to log in. 

This video will walk you through searching for a print book in our catalogue, and finding it on the shelf.