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IEEE/IET Electronic Library covers all areas of technology including electrical engineering and computer science.
Searchable via MultiSearch
Use the Browse option to browse journal, conference paper, standard and books by A-Z. Note that because a lot of titles start with IEEE browse using the unique element of the title e.g. when searching for IEEE Circuits & Devices, search under 'C' for 'Circuits'.
Browse under Popular to see the top search terms and popular content.
Use the basic search to search for keywords, authors and publications. Limit your search by content type by clicking on the dropdown arrow at All.
Scroll down the homepage to see Featured Authors, Featured Articles, News & Updates.
Advanced Search allows you to combine multiple keyword searches using the AND, OR, NOT Boolean Operators while limiting each keyword to specific data fields as well as choosing a specific date range before running your search.
Create account allows you to create a personal account that enables you to set preferences, see your search history and create alerts.
On the results page use the filters on the left hand side of the screen to refine your results list. Limit to subscribed content if you want to view only full text. The unlocked green lock shows where you have full text access.
When viewing results click on Abstract to see a short synopsis of the article or click on the article title or HTML or PDF links to access the full text.
When viewing the HTML version of an article on the left hand side of the screen you will see a breakdown of the article. On the right hand side of the screen are suggested articles.
Click on Cite This to bring up citation information for the article and copy it for use in your references. Be sure to check with your referencing guide that the format of your citation is correct.
Taylor & Francis Online Journal Collection contain two collections, the Social Sciences and Humanities Collection and the Medical Collection.
Searchable via MultiSearch.
Social Sciences and Humanities Collection covers a range of disciplines - Anthropology Archaeology & Heritage, Arts & Humanities, Business Management & Economics, Criminology & Law, Education, Geography, Planning Urban & Environment, Library & Information Science, Media Culture & Communication Studies, Mental Health & Social Care, Politics, International Relations & Area Studies, Psychology, Sociology & Related Disciplines, Sport, Leisure & Tourism, Strategic, Defense & Security Studies.
Medical Collection covers a range of disciplines - Allied & Public Health, Clinical Psychiatry & Neuroscience, General Medicine & Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Science and Toxicology.
Basic Search
Enter keywords into the search box and click on the spyglass to begin your search. In the Search results view results are displayed under Articles, Journals and Databases, click on each tab to view results. Under Filter you can refine your results by Access Type, Article Type, Subject, Journal, Publication Date and Language. Click on the drop down arrow beside each heading and select an option to filter by and click on Apply Filter. Click the X beside the selected filter to remove the filter.
View the full text of an article by clicking on the article title or Full text link located under the article information. To see a brief description of the article content click on the drop down arrow beside Abstract.
In full text article view you can jump to different sections of the article by clicking on the tabs Figures & Data, References. Click on Citations to see where an article has been cited and Metrics to view article-level metrics, including views, citation counts from CrossRef, the Web of Science, and Scopus. To the left hand side of the screen you will see Related research which lists additional articles which may be of interest. Click on Download citation to export a citation file for the article.
Find a Journal
Click on Find a Journal to browse an A-Z of journal titles. The result page lists the journal titles in alphabetical order with a brief description about the title. To the left of the results are options to filter by A-Z, click on a letter to view titles beginning with that letter, or click on the drop down arrow at Subject to select a subject area.
Explore Journals and Articles by Subject
On the Taylor & Francis Online homepage scroll down to begin exploring journals by subject area. Click on a subject heading to be brought to a result page displaying tabs for articles and journals in that subject area.
Advanced Search
Click on Advanced Search located to the right of the main search box to begin. Enter your keywords into the search box. Click on the + beside the search box to add additional fields. Click on the drop down arrow at Anywhere and select an option to choose a search field. Choose a publication date range and click on Search.
Personal Account
Click on Register at the top right of the screen and fill in the required details to create a personal account. The personal account allows you to create content alerts, save searches and schedule alerts to send you results when new matches are found. You can also download your search results and save as a .csv file.
Academic Search Complete provides access to thousands of peer-reviewed journal titles that you won't find freely available on the web.
Searchable via MultiSearch.
Subjects covered include -
Advanced Search
Enter your search term in the multiple search boxes and click on the dropdown arrows at AND to choose a Boolean operator AND, OR, NOT to broaden or narrow your search. Click on the dropdown options beside Select a field to further narrow your search by focusing on a particular field in which to run your search e.g. All text, Author, Abstract. Use Search Options below the advanced search box to further limit your results before running your search; to select an option click on the check box beside the option. To run your search click on Search.
Basic Search
Enter your keyword in the search box and click on Search for maximum number of results for your search.
Click on Search History to view and save searches and set up alerts.
Results
Search results are displayed giving the brief details of the document. View the abstract of a document by clicking on the magnifying glass icon to the right hand side of the results.
Add a search result to your personal folder by clicking on the blue folder icon. Results added to your folder will display a yellow folder.
Click on Relevance to sort by Date, Author and Source.
Click on Page Options to alter the display of the results page to a format of your choice.
Click on Share to add all results on a page or your search to your personal folder. From here you can also Create an alert for your search terms, complete the details in the pop-up box and click on Save Alert.
Refine Results allows you to limit your search results by Fulltext, References Available, Scholarly (Peer Reviewed Journals), Date, Source Type, Subject, Publication, Publisher, Company, Language Geography and NAICS/Industry. Click on the dropdown arrow by the heading and select the check box beside the option you want to limit by.
To access full text click on the PDF or HTML Full Text icon.
Publications
Under the Publications tab you can browse an A-Z of titles or browse publications by subject. To browse by subject enter the subject term in the search box and select By Subject & Description and click on Browse. On the results page the title of the publication and details of access to bibliographic records of the publication and information on years of access to full text will be displayed. Click on the name of the publication to go to the homepage of the publication. From the publication homepage you can view the publication details of the title. To the right of the screen details of All Issues and Articles are displayed. Select a year to view all volumes and issues for that year. Click on an issue link to access details of the articles in that issue.
Under the Subject Terms tab browse to find subject terms that you can use to search the database. Choose to search under Subjects, Places, People.
Between Springer Link and Nature you can access over 2300 journals from Springer, Palgrave Macmillan and Adis from 1997 to 2024. Springer and Adis journals covers a range of subjects in the areas of STM & HSS. Palgrave Macmillan journals cover Business & Economics, Political Science, Social Science & Humanities.
2024 Computer Science e-books this collection provides access to computer science e-books published in 2024 which will grow to approximately 1,233 eBooks in the subject by the end of the year. Content includes titles from Lecture Notes in Computer Science series, AI-related and Security/Cryptology content as well as Undergraduate and Graduate Textbooks. These e-books are DRM-free content and allow unlimited use & downloading.
Springer Link Basic Search
Enter your keyword in the search box and click on search. On the results page you will see content from articles, journals, books, authors, videos. To the left of the search results you will find filters to refine your search results including Content type, Discipline, Sub-discipline and Language. To limit your results select an option and click on Update results. To limit your search to journal/article under Content type select Article or Journal.
For articles click on an article title in the results list to see if an item is available in full text. Please note you will see Access provided by IREL Consortium beside the item details at the top of the page if access to full text is available. You can download the PDF of the item from the article details page.
To the right of the article details you will find a link to the homepage of the journal in which the article is published. Click on the journal title to view an overview of the journal and access other articles from the title.
Below the article details is the full text of the article to the right of which is a quick links to sections of the articles, figures and article references. As you scroll down through the full text you will also see content suggestions which are similar to the the article you are viewing.
Browse Journals
Click on Find a Journal to browse journal titles using an A-Z listing. Click on the title of the journal to view the journal homepage containing an overview of the journal and access to articles. Scroll down to see the latest articles or click on View all volumes and issues to see all volumes and issues. Click on an issue number to view all articles in an issue. Click on the title of the article to view full text of the article online or to download the article.
2024 Computer Science e-books
Click on the custom link above to access the 2024 Computer Science e-book collection. From the results list click on a title to access the full text. To the right of the full text you will see the option to download the e-book in PDF or ePub format. Scroll down the page to see Sections heading and click on a section link to go directly to that section of the e-book. Click on Table of Contents to view chapters, open a chapter by clicking on the title. To the right of the chapter title click on PDF to download a PDF of the chapter. Please note under the Table of Contents heading you will see Access provided by Dundalk Inst of Technology The Library if access to full text is available.
Scopus is an abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books and conference proceedings of the world's research output in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities.
Searchable via MultiSearch.
Search Documents
Enter a search term in the Search documents search box. There are a number of refining features to limit your search, these are optional. Click on the drop down arrow to the left hand side of the search box to select a field in which to search; the default is to search within article title, abstract and keywords. Click on Add search field to add additional search boxes and combine using dropdown arrow at AND to choose from the Boolean operators AND, OR, AND NOT. Click on Add date range to choose date options from Published from, To and Added to Scopus; use the dropdown arrow beside each heading to choose a year or timeframe. To run the search click on Search.
Results
In the results the details of the document are displayed. Click on View abstract to view the abstract for the article. Click on View at Publisher to see details of the document on the publishers website. Click on Related documents to view related documents based on shared references.
You can search within your results by entering a keyword in the Search within results search box and clicking on the magnifying glass.
On the left hand side of the results are options to refine results. Click on the down arrow beside each heading to expand it and then select the check boxes next to your chosen option and click on Limit or Exclude to refine your search results.
Click on the dropdown arrow at Sort on to sort results by a number of options including cited by, first author, source title.
On the toolbar above the result are options to Export, Download, View citation overview, View cited by, Save to list, View references and Create bibliography. To use these options select documents by clicking on the check box to the left of the result details and click on the option of your choice.
On the toolbar above the results Print, Email or save results to PDF by selecting the check box to the left of the results and clicking on the appropriate icon.
Search Authors
Click on the Authors tab to search by author. Search by the author's name or click on the drop down arrow by Author name to search by ORCID ID.
To search by author name enter the last name and first name of the author in the search boxes indicated. Limit results by click on Add affiliation to enter the name of the institution associated with the author. Click on Search.
To search by ORCID enter the ORCID ID number and click on Search (an ORCID is a 16-digit number and is used by editors, funding agencies, publishers, and institutions to reliably identify individuals. Use this to find a specific author).
Search Affiliations
Enter the name of the institution in the search box e.g. Dundalk Institute of Technology and click on the magnifying glass. On the results page limit or exclude by selecting the checkbox beside City or Country/Territory. On the results page click on the title of the institution to see affiliation details e.g. Documents (whole institution), Documents (affiliation only), Authors. Click on the number beneath each heading to go to those results.
Collaboration affiliations ranks the top affiliations which are associated with the selected affiliation. Click on the total next to the affiliation to see all documents which have been collaborated on.
Documents by subject area shows documents associated with an affiliation organized by subject area. It represents accumulated data for grouped affiliations. You can view subject areas in a pie chart and see the subject area, the number of published documents in that subject area, and the percentage of total published documents.
Kanopy is an online streaming service which provides access to documentaries, foreign films, classic cinema, independent films and educational videos.
Not searchable via MultiSearch.
When you click on the link to Kanopy to log in the first time you will be brought to a page on Kanopy. Click on the red "Login to DKIT" button on the lower left. This will redirect you to login with your DkIT network username and password and then will take you back to the Kanopy homepage for DkIT.
Once you have logged in initially if you are using the same device you will not be asked to log in again unless you clear your browser cache or unless 3 months have passed since your initial log in. If you use a new device you will be prompted to log in again.
On the homepage scroll down to see a variety of videos under different subjects. Hover your mouse over any title to view details of the video. Click Watch to view a video.
Basic Search
As you type in your search Kanopy will start to display suggestions based on your search, to view any of the results just click on the title to be brought to the homepage for that video. From the homepage you can view details and a description of the video and play the video.
Enter your search term e.g. film title, filmmaker, subject into the search box at the top of the page and click on the magnifying glass to search and see results. On the results screen you will see different options depending on the term you searched by. Result may display under a single tab or be divided into multiple tabs e.g. Videos, Subjects, People, Company etc. Click on the tab heading to view results under each tab. To the left hand side of the screen are options to refine your search further e.g. Subjects, Suppliers, Filmmakers, Features etc. Click on the heading to expand the field and select an option to refine your search by. Your limiter will be displayed on the top left hand side of the screen. Click on the 'x' beside a limiter to remove it.
Browse
Hover over mouse over Browse to open a list of subject options e.g. movies, documentaries, the Arts. To the right hand side of each subject is an arrow, click on the arrow to view subheadings within a subject. Click on a heading/subheading to display results for that heading/subheading. The number of results found displays above the results on the right hand side of the screen. Hover the mouse over a title to view a description of the video. Click on Watch to view a video or click on the cover of the video to go to the homepage of the video.
Click on Browse to display a page with links to all subjects and subheadings.
Irish Times Digital Archive provides access to the Irish Times newspaper dating back to 1859 providing a wealth of historical and contemporary information on Ireland and the wider world. The Irish Times is one of Ireland's leading national daily newspapers. It contains national and international news, opinion pieces, analysis, obituaries and more.
Not searchable via MultiSearch.
Under Search by Keyword enter your search term to begin searching. You can limit your search by date using the From and To fields.
Click on Browse by Date and select a date to browse that day's newspaper.
On the results page you can filter results using the Filter Results By option on the right hand side of the screen.
Click on an article to open it. Use the directional arrows to move about the page.
Click on Widescreen, top left hand side of the article, to view the article in widescreen.
There are Print and Download Article options located above the article on the right hand side.
BSOL provides access to British Standards in the modules below. Standards are agreed ways of doing something, written down as a set of precise criteria so they can be used as rules, guidelines or definitions. Standards are put together by groups of industry experts, consumers, research organizations, government departments and more, all working together.
Searchable via MultiSearch.
Use basic search simple search box to search by standard number or keyword.
Using advanced search will allow you to limit your search results by subscribed resources, status, publisher, publication date and more before executing your search.
Browse by modules or ICS subject term.
Subscribed modules include -
GBM01 Documentation
GBM04 Management, Law and Quality
GBM05 Sciences and Health Care
GBM06 Environments, Waste
GBM16 Energy & Heat Transfer Engineering
GBM24 Information Technology - Software & Networking
GBM27 Road Vehicle Engineering
GBM48 Construction in General
GBM 50 Building Installations & Fittings
ScienceDirect is a multidisciplinary database and Includes the subject areas below.
Physical Sciences and Engineering - Chemical Engineering; Computer Science; Earth and Planetary Sciences; Energy; Engineering; Materials Science; Mathematics; Physics and Astronomy
Life Sciences - Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology; Environmental Science; Immunology and Microbiology; Neuroscience
Health Sciences- Medicine and Dentistry; Nursing and Health Professions; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science; Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine
Social Sciences and Humanities - Arts and Humanities; Business, Management and Accounting; Decision Sciences; Economics, Econometrics and Finance; Psychology; Social Sciences
Searchable via MultiSearch.
Search
In basic search, search by keyword, author name, journal title, volume and issue number and book title. Enter your search term in the appropriate search box and click on the magnifying glass.
Results
Results will display in a list giving brief details about the document. Above the document details it shows what type of document it is e.g. research article, editorial, review article. Where you see a green dot there is access to full text. Beneath the article click on Download PDF to open the document in PDF. Click on the down arrow at Abstract to open a view of the abstract. Click on the down arrow beside Extract to open a view of extracts from the document highlighting the keyword that was searched for. Click on Export to see options for exporting the document information in a variety of formats.
To download multiple documents simultaneously select the checkbox to the left hand side of the document and click on Download selected articles.
To export multiple documents simultaneously select the checkbox to the left hand side of the document and click on Export, from the pop-up box choose the export format of your choice.
Results can be sorted by relevance or date. Click on date to sort by date.
Viewing the document online
Click on the document title to view the full text of the article online. Links to the documents authors are displayed below the title. Click on an author's name to view details about the author and other articles by the author. Click on Show more to see the institutions associated with each author, indicated by a letter beside each author's name.
There are options to Add to Mendeley, Share and Cite.
An Outline of the document contents is displayed to the left hand side of the screen. Click on any of the content headings to jump to that segment in the article.
Recommended articles are displayed on the right hand side of the screen. Click on the title of the document to view online or download the PDF. Article metrics, which are citation metrics which measure the usage and impact of individual scholarly articles are also available.
Refine Results
To the left hand side of the screen there are options to refine results by Subscribed journals, Years, Article type, Publication title, Subject areas, Access type. Select the checkbox beside the options of your choice to activate the filter. To clear filters scroll to the end of the refine options and click on Clear all filters.
Cambridge Core provides access to peer-reviewed academic journals covering subjects across the humanities, social sciences and science, technology and medicine.
Searchable via MultiSearch.
Searching Cambridge Core
Begin search by entering keywords into the search box, to only see content with full text click on the check box beside Only search content I have access to located beneath the search box.
On the results page click on the article title, PDF or HTML icon to access full text.
Results are sorted by relevance by default, use the drop down arrow beside Sorted by Relevance to sort by title or publication date.
To narrow your search results use the Refine Search options to the left hand side of the screen, select the check box beside the option you want to limit by. Limit by Content Type, Date, Author, Subject, Tags, Journal, Society or Series.
Click on the Export Citation link located beneath the article information to export citation(s) in your chosen reference style. Click on Change citation format to change to your preferred referencing style.
Article metrics can be viewed by clicking the icon to the right hand side of the article information.
Browse by Subject
Click on Browse subjects on the white toolbar or click on Browse by subject beneath the search box on the homepage to display subject categories. Click on a subject heading to see a list of journal titles in this area e.g. Engineering. Click on a journal title e.g. Journal of Fluid Mechanics to see information about the journal and recently published papers. Use the search box at the top of the page to search within the journal title. Click on All Issues tab to see previous issues and years of available content.
Browse by Publication
Click on Publications on the white toolbar, then select Journals to see an A-Z of journal titles available. Click on the dropdown arrow at All titles and select a letter to jump to titles starting with that letter within the A-Z. Click on the dropdown arrow at All subjects to view journal titles by subject, click on a subject to select it.
Personal Account Features
When you are logged in as a member of DkIT you can create a personal account which will allow you to save searches, set up alerts and create bookmarks. Click on Register and fill in the required details to create your account. Once you have created an account click on the blue Log in button to enter your details and access your account.
Irish Newspaper Archive provides access to a variety of local and national newspapers from all over the island of Ireland dating back as far as the 1700s in some cases. You will find local Dundalk paper, the Dundalk Democrat, dating back to 1849. It also contains one of Ireland's leading newspapers, the Irish Independent, dating back to 1905. This is a great resource for discovering historical and contemporary information, both national and local, on all aspects of Irish society and its people. You will find factual information, opinion pieces, images, ads, obituaries and more.
Not searchable via MultiSearch.
Once you are logged in watch the Search the Archive video for a demonstration of how to use the site. Some of the main features are described below.
Enter your keyword search in the search box at the top of the screen to begin your search. The results screen offers a number of options to broaden or narrow your search, such as:
Click on the arrow to the right hand side of the search box to use the Boolean operators NEAR, AND, OR, NOT to combine or exclude search terms and run your search again.
Refine your search using the filters on the left hand side of the screen; these include publication title, date, front page only and exact phrase.
In the results screen you can also sort by Relevance, Newest, Oldest.
View results by Articles, Pictures or Ads.
Add favourite articles to My Collection by clicking on Add to my collection beneath each result.
Click on any result to open the full article. You will see options to Add to my collection, Print, Email, Save, Share via Facebook and Twitter.
Click Browse and then on the left hand side of the screen click on the down arrow under Select Title to choose a newspaper to browse, you can also select a month and day of the week. Above the results displayed you can choose a particular year to view.
