Omni, available via the library home page, is the new search tool shared by 18 Ontario university libraries. With a single search you can find a variety of resources held at York University Libraries and the other Omni partner libraries.
To find books or e-books follow these steps:
Step 1: Apply the Relevant Search Scope
Omni can be used to search for books or e-books in three different domains, equivalent to search scopes:
In general we advise that you choose the first option. If you cannot find what you need this way, choosing the second option will find more books and e-books, which may be available using inter-library loan options linked from system records.
Step 2: Conduct your search
Results are automatically sorted by relevance including:
If you sort by the newest date, you lose the relevance ranking.
Step 3: Avail of the Search Filters and limit to Books & E-Books under Resource Type
These search filters appear once results load along the left-side of the screen
Use our Omni Guide to learn more about effective search strategies in Omni. Key terms to know are Search Scope, Facet, Boolean, Truncation, Wildcards, and Limits.
Use the following subject headings to search for books in the Omni All-in-One search (copy and paste into the search bar in Omni).
Indians of North America
Indians of North America-Canada
Indians of North America-Canada-Claims
Indians of North America-Canada-Economic Conditions
Indians of North America-Canada-Education-History
Indians of North America-Canada-Government relations
Indians of North America-Canada-History
Indians of North America-Canada-Politics and government
Indians of North America-Canada-Religion and mythology
Indians of North America-Canada-Residential Schools
Indians of North America-Canada-Social conditions
Indians of North America-Canada-Social life and customs
Indians of North America-Canada-Statistics
Indians of North America-Canada-Treaties
Indigenous peoples-Canada
Indigenous peoples-Canada-Economic conditions
Indigenous peoples-Canada-Government relations
Indigenous peoples-Canada-Politics and government
Indigenous peoples-Canada-Residential schools
Indigenous peoples-Canada-Social conditions
Indigenous peoples-Canada-Statistics
Inuit-Canada
Inuit-Canada-Economic conditions
Inuit-Canada-Government relations
Inuit-Canada-Politics and government
Inuit-Canada-Social conditions
Metis
Metis-Economic conditions
Metis-Government relations
Metis-Social conditions