Quick and dirty method
If you want to get information in a hurry, or if you want information to provide an introduction to a specific subject, you can use the so-called quick and dirty method. This does not involve an extensive search plan, but a search with the aid of a limited number of search entry points. For example, you could search by titles or keywords or by a combination of both.
You can get your bearings in the information resources for a field of research by searching the University Library Catalogue with subject codes. All books and journals are assigned subject classification codes. The most recent documents are shown first. Bear in mind that, especially older, literature cannot always be located in this way.
In order to search with subject codes, click in the UL catalogue on the tab Advanced, select the tab Subjects, then click on the code of your choice, for example, 70 social sciences, 81 education, 83 economics, 85 business administration, 86 law, 88 public administration, 89 political science. You will then see an overview of the subcategories per subject. By clicking on a subject code, the catalogue will search for all documents that contain that particular subject code.
You can search by browsing through literature in the reading rooms of the library. However, this only represents a small part of the total collection. The other books are located in closed storage.
Print versions of current journals are displayed in the reading rooms on the main floor of the library. Scientific journals arranged by discipline and subject area are available in the Langeveld room. Popular scientific and current affairs journals are housed in the Mees room. You could try browsing through several journals in your own subject area. The previous 10 years of these journals can be found in the Posthumus room on the ground floor. You can reach the Posthumus room via the stairs located by the left hand entrance to the Langeveld room, or via the stairs at the back of the Langeveld room.
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sEURch is the search engine of the University Library. You can find it on the homepage of the University Library. Use sEURch to search simultaneously within the catalogue and a large number of databases.
Type a few search terms in sEURch and click on the search button. Within seconds you'll be presented with a list of search results. You can refine the results of your search using filters for subject headings, publication date, language, material type etc.
