You can find books and journals, both print and electronic, using MultiSearch, the Library's discovery tool. Use these guides to get the most out of MultiSearch;
Your iLearn unit page will have direct access to your reading list in Leganto. Look for the block on the right-hand side of the page called ‘Unit Readings - Leganto’. Click on the purple 'Unit Readings' link and your reading list will open in a new window.
You may see other links to your reading list elsewhere on the page but you must click on this main link at least once, in order to be recognised as a student enrolled in this unit.
You can access this help guide by clicking on the 'Learn to use Leganto' link at the bottom of the block.

Click on the expanding links below to find...
Use the Books, articles & more tabType in Keywords about your subject area
eg weather
Refine your search with the filters on the left hand column of the results list
eg. Collection(Curriculum)
eg Resources Type (images for posters)
Click on Advanced Search.Use the Subject Heading contains option.
Enter Picture books
.You can combine this with Any contains eg zoo to locate picture books with zoo or animal themes
Click on Advanced Search.Use the Subject Heading contains option.
Enter Readers (Primary)
.
Limit this to Curriculum Collection
Readers (Aboriginal Australians)
Click on Advanced Search.Use the Subject Heading contains option.
Enter Readers Aboriginal Australians
.
This will locate readers with indigenous themes
Use the Books, articles & more tabEnter in Keywords"juvenile fiction" and your keywords
eg soccer and "juvenile fiction"
Click on Advanced Search.Use the Subject Heading contains option.
Enter Readers (Primary) Big book
.
You can combine this with Any contains eg dinosaurs to locate Big Books on dinosaurs
Click on Advanced Search.Use the Subject Heading contains option.
Enter Fairy Tales
.
Refine this to Curriculum collection
Click on Advanced Search.Use the Subject Heading contains option.
Enter Nursery rhymes
.
Refine this to Curriculum collection
Click on Advanced Search.Use the Subject Heading contains option.
Enter Children's plays
.
You can combine this with Any contains eg dragon to locate children's plays with dragons
Click on Advanced Search.Use the Subject Heading contains option.
Enter Children's Poetry
.
Click on Advanced Search.Use the Subject Heading contains option.
Enter Children's Films
.
Refine your search to Resource Type Audiovisual
Click on Advanced Search.Use the Subject Heading contains option.
Enter Children's songs
or Singing games.
You can combine this with Any contains eg number to locate Children's Songs concerned with number
Use the Books, articles & moretabUse the keywords textbook* and your subject area
Use the Books, articles & moretabUse the phrase"blackline masters" and your subject area
Databases provide you with electronic access to journal articles, newspaper articles, statistics, and more. Research databases may be subject specific or cover many different topic areas. Sometimes you'll find more of what you need by searching directly in a database than you will find in MultiSearch.
For more information see how to search a database.