On the library home page, one can enter search word(s) in the Simple search box to find them anywhere in an item's record. The default search scope is Queen's + Omni Libraries
NOTE: In Omni, Boolean operators are case sensitive and must be entered in ALL CAPS.
You can Modify your Results (column on the left) and refine them using a variety of filters, including Availability, Resource Type, Publication Date, Language, Books & ebooks and more.
Advanced Search
If you want more control over your search, use the Advanced Search option by clicking on the link on the home page.
The default Advanced search is set to Queen's + Omni Libraries". This searches the collections of all Omni libraries (18 in total, all located in Ontario). It is possible however, to search only for the QUL collection by selecting Queens.
The Advanced search screen defaults to "Any field." This is a keyword search, meaning that the words you enter here can be retrieved in any part of the description of an item (e.g. title, author, subject, ISBN, table of contents).
You can use the Boolean operators AND, OR, and NOT to combine search words in each search line. In addition, the Operator drop-down menu allows you to select the operator that is used between search lines.
To find a specific item by its title and/or author ...
Click the Advanced Search link within Omni.
On the Advanced search screen, select the Title filter from the drop-down field menu, pick contains (or is (exact) or starts with) from the adjacent drop-down menu, and enter keyword(s) from a title.
If desired, you can the Author filter and enter the author's name.
For precise results, specify resource type, e,g. Booka & eBooks.
For example: Does the library have this title?
Witgen, Michael. Seeing Red: Indigenous Land, American Expansion, and the Political Economy of Plunder in North America.
To find books on a topic that are available at Queen's Library:
