WPI Library Search is a search tool that searches across most of the library's resources at once. Entering terms into a single search box yields results that include: books and e-books, research and news articles, project reports, electronic theses and dissertations, archival materials, patents, open access collections and more.
Term |
Example |
Result |
AND |
media AND bias |
Narrows the search to entries containing both terms. |
OR |
coffee OR tea |
Broadens the search to entries containing either term. |
NOT |
Stonewall NOT Jackson |
Excludes entries containing the second term. |
“ ” |
“social work” |
Retrieves results containing the exact phrase in quotes. |
? |
globali?ation |
Wildcard: Retrieves both globalization and globalisation. |
* |
educat* |
Truncation: Retrieves educate, educated, education, educational, etc. |
To find scholarly journal articles in WPI Library Search, enter your keywords, and in the search results, select the Peer-Reviewed Journals filter on the left.
To find books and ebooks at Gordon Library:
Step 1: Go to WPI Library Search and enter your keywords.
Step 2. Change the drop-down menu next to the search box to Books & Media.
OR go to the Resource Type filter on the left and select Books.
Step 3. To find e-books, go to the Availability filter on the left and select Available online. To find print books, select Available on Shelf.
Step 4: To access an ebook, click on "Available online" under the title.
To access a print book, look for the call number. Call numbers A-N are on the 3rd floor. Call numbers P-Z are on the 1st floor.
