Central Search Information
and Searching Tips

The Library has cancelled its subscription to Central Search.
Here is why.

Use Central Search and UNF research databases to find articles in newspapers, magazines and journals.
Central Search is a place to begin research and to see which database might be good to use for more in-depth searching. It will not search databases as efficiently as the specific database interface.
Not all UNF research databases are included in Central Search.
Use the Databases by Subject page to select a database for specific research.
Use CS to search several research databases at one time.
Limiting your search to 4 or 5 databases at a time -- or one subject area -- is a better and quicker option than searching all databases at once.

Use quotes to force a phrase. CS automatically adds an "and" between words if you do not use quotes.
When doing an author search, start with the author's last name first. But --- try it both ways.
Remember, this is new technology and does not work like research databases and library catalogs. You must try different approaches to searching.
If you are doing in-depth research, you will get better results if you link to the database and search it using its own interface. Here is a list of databases arranged by subject category.
Search help from Central Search parent company.

The technology behind Central Search will not work with all databases.
Central Search uses a front-end searching technique that skims the surface of records. You cannot do an in-depth search like you can in a specific database.

Browser requirements for databases and library catalog.