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How to search our library as a Te Rito Maioha learner

Your Te Rito Maioha course provides a link to all your course readings within our Library Catalogue.

However, you can also run your own searches for further resources using these options:

Search across all resources
Search for books/ebooks
Advanced searching

Search across all resources

  • Using the search box above, click on the Te Rito Maioha Search option
  • Enter your key terms
  • This will run a search across all sources - the research databases we subscribe (giving access to thousands of articles) and the library collection (for books/ebooks). 
    After running an initial search, you will have options to refine your results, including an Advanced Search option (see below). 

Search for books/ebooks

  • Using the search box above, click on the Catalogue option
  • Enter your key terms
  • This will run a search across the library's own collection (primarily books/ebooks).

Advanced Searching 

  • Advanced searching is useful when you are looking for a range of research articles, literature reviews etc.
  • Follow the steps under Search across all resources above. 
  • After your initial search, click on Advanced Search from the results screen:

    Te Rito Maioha advanced search option
  • This gives you further ways to refine your search. We recommend you watch the Advanced Searching video below to learn how to make the most of this search.

     

Maintenance affecting online systems for a short period on 18 May

We are conducting planned maintenance for a short period to some online systems on 18 May. During the maintenance period the online Library will be unavailable on the following date and time: Monday 18 May 6pm-9pm. For more information, please see https://www.openpolytechnic.ac.nz/distancelearning/upcoming-it-maintenance/