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iSearch : Discovery Tool for Academic Resources
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An Intelligent Search Engine that lets you find relevant information from Library Catalogue, major academic databases and publishers in a single search box An mega-index of Library print and electronic materials and external information resources Gives you Google-like searching experience
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It represents the aggregated content from Library Catalogue, Databases, Journals, Archives and Publishers Nearly 50,000 Magazines & Journals Nearly 6 million Books Nearly 20,000 Conference Proceedings …
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Books? Library Catalogue Local TV programme? EdVideo Sociology Articles? Social Sciences Citation Index Education Articles? ERIC Psychology Articles? PsycINFO China Quarterly? E-Journal … You have to choose the right infornation resources and do the searches separately
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Search multiple academic resources in a Single Search Box HKIEd Lib Catalog Databases Journals Emerald Journals Web of Science JSTOR EBSCO Databases ScienceDirect iSearch Foundation IndexiSearch
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Library Catalogue Books, Journal Articles, Videos, Audios, News, Dissertations, Reports, Proceedings and more iSearch Some specific Databases & Journals Most HKIEd Databases & Journals
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Example: Keywords = Japanese culture How many records found in iSearch & Library Catalogue respectively? Can you find any journal articles in the Library Catalogue?
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Example: Japanese culture iSeach gets 1,300 times more results than Library Catalogue!
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1.Enter your search terms 2.Refine your results 3.View your results 4.Expand your search
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Step 1. Enter your keywords at iSearch http://www.lib.ied.edu.hk You can limit your search for specific materials
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Results Include Books, Journal Articles, Videos, Audios, News, Dissertations, Reports, e-Resources …
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Step 2. Refine your results You can limit the results with different options in left panel e.g. Library Catalogue Only, Publication Date, Source Type, Subject, Content Provider…
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You can modify the limiting criteria or remove them at anytime
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Step 3. View your results Full Text Journal Article e-Book Library Book
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Request checked-out item Library Book Record Search record at HKALL Search the item at Google Books
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You can view the e- books online by the Access Link e-Book Record
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Journal Article Full Text provided Use EdLink to check availability of Full Text
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Step 4. Expand your search If you find insufficient results in iSearch, you can expand the search to other databases at the right. Click on the database to get results More results from other databases
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Get results from other databases
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Yu can find more Databases
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Sign In to store your results, saved searches, search alerts Note: This is not your MyIEd or MyLibrary account. You have to create a new account in iSearch Sign In Personalized Account
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Off-Campus Remote Access Some information is restricted to HKIEd members only. You have to login to get full access
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Need Help? Quick Guide & FAQ Contact us at Information Counter Phone: 2948 6653 Email: libinfo@ied.edu.hk
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iSerach in Beta Edition We need your feedbacks for improvement
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