Bib-Discover - finding knowledge in the library

The input field on the start page leads to a simple search. Enter one or more words and click on the magnifying glass icon to start the search. All search results containing these words – whether as author, title, keywords or even in the table of contents or the full text – will be displayed. The default sorting of the search result list is by relevance.

Please note:

If you do not use logical operators like OR or NOT (see Boolean operators), it is assumed that search results should contain all entered words.

You can switch from simple to advanced search by clicking the button next to the magnifying glass icon. In the advanced search you will find an input mask allowing you to search in more precisely defined categories:

On the left side you can choose in which part of the description the search word from the connected search field should appear (author, title, year, etc.).

On the right side you can further narrow down the hits (period, type of material, language).

If you want to search for a phrase, put it in quotation marks. You can combine words and phrases in your search.

Example:
Type the following phrase to search for global warming as a search term: "global warming"

Notice:
If the phrase is not enclosed in quotation marks, documents containing the entered words will be found, regardless of the order.

OR
=> one of the search conditions must be true, but it is also possible that several/all of them are true

You can search for matches that contain at least one of the words or phrases you entered in the search box. To do this, use the Boolean operator OR (in capital letters) between the words or phrases.

Example:
To search for matches containing the word Irish or the word Celtic, type the following combination in the search box: Irish OR Celtic.

NOT

=> the first search condition must be true, but the second must not be true

You can exclude hits that contain certain words or phrases. To do this, use the Boolean operator NOT (in capital letters). Then enter the word or phrase to be excluded.

Example:
To search for matches that contain the word Celtic but do not contain the word Irish, type the following combination in the search box: Celtic NOT Irish.

Notice:
If you do not use Boolean operators, hits are assumed to include all words entered, default is the AND operator.

For your search you can use the following placeholders to mask or truncate parts of words:

? replaces a single letter
Example:
Enter Ve?tor to search for Vektor, vector, etc.

* for none, one or more letters
Example:
Enter architect* to search for architect, architects, architecture, etc.

Please note:

Searching is possible as a “guest” without signing in. Your data will be temporarily saved for the current session.

If you click on "Sign in" in the top right corner, you can enter your library number as well as your password and thus save your settings for future sessions.

You are not yet registered in the H-BRS library? You can find information on how to register on this page.

If you are logged in, you can access your borrowing account (library card) via the link behind your name in the header.

Here you can

• save your personal search settings,
• enter and change your e-mail address
• change your PIN for the self-check-out stations
• access your borrowing account,
• extend the loan period for borrowed items.

More options are available when you are logged in. Then you can save search queries permanently and be informed about newly acquired media or new titles added to databases.

By clicking on your name you get a display of all search queries of a session.
Under "Search history" a list of your saved search queries is displayed.

By clicking on a search query, you can perform the search again.

Under "Search History" there is the option "Add this search" (pin-needle icon) for single searches (right) or for multiple marked searches (top).

You can access your saved searches by selecting the "Saved Searches" section under your Favorites.

Here you can activate an RSS feed or email notification from a saved search.

Please note:

If you haven't signed in, the searches are only available during the current session.

If you enable RSS feeds, searches will be performed at specified times and you will be notified about new titles found with your search query.

Enable RSS feeds from the results list or under "Search History - My Favorites - Saved Searches".

Under "Favorites" > "Saved Records"  you can store and organize remembered records that you want to find and keep during a session.

Saving titles

Click the pin icon to the right of a search result in the hit list to add a title to your Favorites list.

The display changes to a crossed-out icon and the title is added to the Favorites list.

Please note:
To keep the favorites list for future sessions, you must sign in!

Removing titles

To delete a title and all copies of the title in the various folders, click the crossed out pin next to the search result.

Organize records / titles

To organize stored records, you can use "Labels". To do this, click the pin-needle icon ("My Favorites") and then click "Add Labels".

You can perform the following functions to organize saved titles:

•     Add labels
•     Edit labels
•     Remove favorites
•     Send all favorites as e-mail, print them or export them as a file for a literature management program (e.g. Citavi).

    To do this, click on the "three dots icon" and then the export option.

The results of a search query (whether simple or advanced search) are first displayed in a short display as a hit list. It contains all the titles that match the search query you have made.

You can save your search queries if you are logged in. You can find the function in "Saved searches" under "My favorites" next to "Saved records". This will give you result lists of previous searches.

The following information is displayed for each title:

•     Type of resource - the format of the copy, such as book, article, journal
•     Title, author, other persons involved, year of publication
•     Availability

You can get the full display by clicking on the title.

If it is a printed copy, you can find the signature and location of the medium by clicking on the line "Available at ... / Not available ...".

For an electronic resource, the link "Available Online" appears below the title.

If you click on the small pin to the right of the title, the title will be marked and saved in the Favorites list.

Under Locations / Orders you can check where the title is currently available.

To see individual copies at their location, click on the title.

You will be able to see which copies are available for loan and which ones are currently borrowed by other people. You can find the copy in the library by means of its indicated signature.

To reserve a borrowed copy, please sign in first.

By default, the hits are sorted by relevance.

There are many criteria for relevance that are taken into account:
For example, if the search words found are in the title, the hit will be placed higher than if they appear in the subtitle, series or table of contents.
The exact order of the search words, the frequency of the search words in the metadata, the publication dates and editions - all these factors and many more go into the order (ranking) of the hit set.

However, you can also have the titles re-sorted by "date-newest", "author" or "title".

You can find the sorting option to the left of the hit list

Also to the left of the hit list, you will find criteria in the facets to narrow down the set of hits, e.g. ...

• available in print
• available online
• new in stock
• publication type
• year of publication
• library
• author / editor
• language

You can select or exclude these facets by clicking in the corresponding box.

Selected facets can be manifested for the research session by clicking on the lock icon (on mouseover).

Various output options are offered under "Send to".

You can print, send or export the displayed record and copy a permalink or QR code of the title.