Omni

Sign In

Always start by signing in, to ensure you have access to all the resources and services you're entitled to.

• Signing in gives access to:
  • borrowing details: loans, due dates, requests, fines
  • favourites: saved items, saved searches
  • Request and ILL options
  • online access to full text
• Single sign-on provides access through your MyTRENT login.
  • If you don't sign in through MyTRENT, you can still search, but you'll have limited access (no full text).

Enter Search Terms

• Omni works best with simple language, so enter a phrase or some words that reflect your topic.
• Boolean operators, quotes, and truncation are not necessary - save those for an Advanced Search. Or use them in A&I databases, which are designed for precision searching.
• You'll be searching a wide range of material, so be as general or specific as you like.

Apply Filters

Filters provide options to limit the items you find.  There are many options, such as:

• "Available Online" or "Available in Trent Library" (physical item)
• "Peer-Reviewed Journals"
• "Books & eBooks"
• publication dates, journal titles, subjects, etc.

Get the Full Text

If it's online, you'll see "Available Online".  Click it to see links to the item.

• Most of our material is online.

If it's a physical item in the library, it say's "Available at Bata Library" or "Available at Durham Library". Get the call number to find it on the shelves. (Or Request it.)