Search for citations, abstracts, and full-text articles from multiple online databases at once.
Search multiple online databases at once with this federated search tool. Choose your own combination of databases to search or use the pre-selected subject groups.
Combined Search is a federated search engine that allows you to search multiple online databases simultaneously from a single, easy-to-use interface.
Choosing databases to search
Choose your own combination of databases to search or use pre-selected subject groups.
The catalogue can also be part of a combined search.
Search by subject
Search all databases or choose from one of the subject groups below:
- Quick search
- Arts, music and literature
- Business
- General topics
- Health
- History and biography
- New Zealand
- Science and technology
- Social sciences
Search by database
Choose your own combination of databases from the list provided under the 'search by database' link.
Search results
Clustered results sort your Combined Search results into categories, to help save you time in deciding which results are most appropriate for your purposes. Results are grouped by sub-topics, dates, journals, and authors. Clustering can also help you refine your search, by giving you new ideas for your search query.
Sort results by date, title, author, or source.