About Library Search

Library Search lets you search most library resources from a single search box on the library’s homepage.

What is included in Library Search?

Physical items from all App State libraries, like books, music, movies, and games
Online resources, like articles, e-books, journals, and streaming video
Items you can request from other UNC system libraries or using interlibrary loan

What is not included in Library Search?

Some archival materials in the Special Collections Research Center. See other tools for searching Special Collections.
Some of our subscription research databases. Use the drop-down below or check a database’s listing to find out if it’s in Library Search.

Tips for Using Library Search

Log in to get complete results and to save items/searches
Use quotation marks for exact phrases
Use Advanced Search to search by author/title
Find peer-reviewed or physical/print items using the Availability filters in the sidebar

Need Help?

Search Scopes

Scopes are a feature of Library Search that let you search within specific collections.

How to use scopes

Library Search uses the “Everything” scope by default. You can select a different scope using the drop-down beside the search box on the search results page:

Within Library Search, scope options can be found in a drop-down on the search results page immediately after the search box.

You can also select a scope using Advanced Search:

Scopes are the first option on the Advanced Search screen

What's in each scope

Library Search scopes diagram, description follows in text

Scope definitions (plain text version)

Everything (the default options) searches articles, books, and other library materials you can get from App State or other UNC system schools, along with most of the library’s subscription databases
Everything (Expanded) broadens the default Everything search to include items you can request from libraries outside the UNC system.
App State Only searches physical items at all App State library locations and some our digital items like journal titles and select e-books.
PreK-12 Materials searches Instructional Materials Center items.
Special Collections & Archives searches physical materials in the Special Collections Research Center.
Course Reserves searches items professors have placed on reserve for their courses.