How to find e-books

1. Using Primo to find e-books

1.2. Advanced search

With advanced search you can:

  • use several search fields;
  • combine search terms with Boolean operators: AND, OR, NOT;  
  • limit the results.

You can find advanced search link next to the simple search area.

Searching

Choose suitable search fields, for example title or subject. Enter your search terms and combine them with an Boolean operator (look the next chapter).
Choose books as material type. In addition it is possible to select the language and publication date. Perform the search. 


Results are automatically sorted by relevance. It is the best option, but you can sort them also by date, authors or titles in the "Tweak my results" menu on the right side.

Access

When you have found an interesting book click on the title to read a short description or copy the citation or permalink of this book. To read the full book, click on Full text available link. When a book is available in more than one database you need to select one.

Click the Go button.