LibGuides: Discovery at CapU Library: Get Started

Search Discovery

Discovery is the Library's one-search experience. Find articles, books, films, music and more!

Start your research here:

Learn more about Discovery with these video tutorials:

At minimum, the system matches your search terms to the item record, but sometimes it can search the full text. These include:

Discovery searches for ALL the words you enter.

There is no need to use "AND" between your keywords, the system does this automatically.

Currently, these CapU Library subscriptions are available through a linked search on the RIGHT side of the Discovery results page:

These CapU Library subscriptions are not available through Discovery and must be searched separately:

Encyclopedia of British Columbia

KnowBC was launched in 2001 as the online edition of Harbour Publishing’s Encyclopedia of British Columbia. The encyclopedia remains the cornerstone of KnowBC, but there is much more on the site today. This new version of KnowBC represents a comprehensive redevelopment that will consolidate KnowBC’s standing as British Columbia’s leading general reference site. The original hard-coded pages were replaced by a state-of-the-art Content Management System (CMS) that will allow enhancements and additions to occur more readily than in the past.
LawSource

A legal database containing law reports, journals, indexes, digests and legislation (statutes and regulations). Includes the Canadian Abridgement, the Canadian Encyclopedic Digest and the Index to Canadian Legal Literature. Don't forget to SIGN OFF once you have finished your LawSource session.
Passport GMID

Contains reports on fast-moving consumer goods by country (e.g. Soft drinks in Canada).
Search tips:
- search by keyword, or
- drill down to desired industry; then select geography
Primal Pictures Interactive Anatomy

A comprehensive selection of dynamic, interactive modules featuring more than 6,500 highly accurate, three-dimensional anatomy models. Modules focus on individual organs, regions of the body, or anatomical systems.
QuickLaw

Discovery offers a Google-like search experience across the majority of CapU Library's collections and subscriptions, including:

Discovery has tools to make your research easier, including: