Q. What are the simple search functions in StarPlus?

StarPlus allows you to discover and access the University Library’s digital and print collections.

By default StarPlus searches Everything in its database, but for a more targeted search you can search within the following collections:

• Library

           Books, journals and other materials in the Library's curated collections.

• Research repositories

          Publications, theses and data specifically within the institutional repositories: ORDA,     
          White Rose Research Online and White Rose Etheses Online.

• Special Collections and NFCA

          Rare books and unique archives from the Library’s Special Collections and the 
          National Fairground and Circus Archive.

• Articles & More

          A broader range of articles, books chapters and more. 

Pre-filters

• If you are searching for a specific item we suggest you pre-filter by resource type. If you are searching generally for information on a topic we recommend searching all items so you don’t exclude relevant content.
• You can pre-filter to search for results that contain your search words or that match your exact phrase.
• You can choose to pre-filter for results that include your search terms anywhere in the record, only in the title or for the author/creator.

Search Terms

• StarPlus works most effectively when keeping search terms simple, we recommend using keywords, title words and/or author names.