The library catalogue lists physical items and ebooks purchased by the library.

Use Multisearch to search the library catalogue and online collections at the same time.

Google Scholar can be a useful search tool when starting your research, but it should not be the only tool you use. However, while you know you can rely on MTU library resources, it is up to you to make sure content you find on Google Scholar is safe to use for your assignments and research.  

Enter your keywords and click Search.

Did you know  you can link Google Scholar to MTU Kerry library so it always tells you when the full text of an article is available in the library? 

Here is our Link MTU Kerry Library to Google Scholar guide.

Searching the library's online resources is a bit different to searching Google.  Here are some tips to get you started:

• List keywords for each of the main concepts or ideas in your research question
• What is the impact of global warming on Adelie penguins on the Antartic continent
• Enter keywords not sentences into the search box
• Join keywords using AND
  • global warming AND penguins
• Use OR between words with similar meanings and put OR'd words in brackets
  • Adelie penguins AND (global warming OR climate change)
• Use quotation marks to look for phrases
  • Adelie penguings AND "global warming"
• Try searching with different combinations of keywords and see what works best.
• Use your search results to find new keywords

Things to think about when making your list of keywords

• Synonyms (words that mean the same thing)
  • drug abuse, drug addction or substance abuse
• Acronyms (abbreviations)
  • GP or General Practitioner, HSE or Health and Safety Executive
• Specialist language
  • narcotics vs drugs
• Word endings
  •  addict* will find addict, addicts, addicted, addiction, but child will not find children.
• Phrases (looks for words together and in order)
  • "controlled substance"
• UK vs American Spelling
  • colour vs color, analyse vs analyze, centre vs centre 

For more search help, check out out the Effective Searching Module of the Assignment Toolkit. and our Top Tips for Smarter Searching guide for more search hints  

Use Multisearch to find books and ebooks. Here is a selection of print and electronic books available through the library. 

Use  Multisearch to find journals and ejournals.  

Here is a selection of print and ejournals available through the library.  Click the "i" icon to quickly see if the journal is available in print or online 

Use Multisearch to find sound, video, audio and image resources.   You can also watch  concerts, operas, ballets, documentaries as well as films as well as hundreds of events which are broadcast live each year on medici.tv .

Here is a selection of audio-visual resources available through the library:

Here are some website you may find useful.  Remember to always check the quality and reliability of resources you find on websites.  

Referencing is an essential skill for academic writing.  It is important to acknowledge the work of others to avoid plagiarism.  

We recommend you complete the following online tutorials from the MTU Libraries Assignment Toolkit.  

• Module 8: Referencing
• Module 6: Understanding Plagiarism

Here is a link to MTU Kerry Library's Guide to Referencing, Citations and Avoiding Plagiarism (MTU Kerry).

Look for a peer-review limiter on your search results page. 

How do I know if a journal is peer-reviewed?

• If you are searching a library database such as CINAHL, use the peer-reviewed limiter.
• Google the journal home page; this information is almost always located on the publisher's website.
• Ask a librarian for help.

Be careful, however!  Not all articles within a peer-reviewed journal are peer-reviewed articles.  

TIP:  Peer-reviewed articles will have an abstract and a list of references.

We recommend you complete the following online tutorials from the MTU Library Assignment Toolkit.  

• Module 7: How to Succeed at Academic Writing

You can also check out the MTU Kerry's  Academic Success Centre or MTU Cork's Academic Learning Centre