Grenoble Alpes Universitylibraries search tool
WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT?
WHAT's in Beluga?
HOW TO USE Beluga SEARCH?
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARY RESOURCES
Users Training Service - May 2024
Why do I need an account?
WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT?
WHAT'S IN Beluga?
Access to the English interface
HOW TO USE Beluga SEARCH?
1/6
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARY RESOURCES?
Tuto vidéo
To access the English interface: go to the libraries' website click on "Catalogues", then on "Beluga" click on "Menu" and choose "English"
Why do I need an account?
WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT?
WHAT'S IN Beluga?
Sign in
HOW TO USE Beluga SEARCH?
2/6
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARY RESOURCES?
Tuto vidéo
To log in: - From the libraries' website: select "Accéder au compte lecteur" - From Beluga : at the right of the screen: "Sign in" Use your UGA username and password.
Why do I need an account?
Why do I need an account?
WHAT'S IN Beluga?
Set up your account
HOW TO USE Beluga SEARCH?
3/6
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARy RESOURCES?
Use your account to update your personal details. Your phone number will be used to send your creditianls in case you forget your ID or student card.
Why do I need an account?
AWhy do I need an ACCOUNT?
WHAT'S IN Beluga?
Manage your loans
HOW TO USE Beluga SEARCH?
4/6
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARY RESOURCES?
Click on "My Loans".
On this page, you can: - see and follow your loans, - renew your loans - see your requested documents
Why do I need an account?
WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT?
WHAT'S IN Beluga?
Place a hold on borrowed books
HOW TO USE BELUGA SEARCH?
5/6
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARY RESOURCES?
You can place a hold on already borrowed documents
Why do I need an account?
WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT?
Save your searches
WHAT'S IN Beluga?
HOW TO USE BELUGA SEARCH?
6/6
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARIES RESOURCES?
Click on the pin to go to your favorites: - panier - listes de résultats - historique de vos recherches.
To save a whole search: click on "Save query".Save documents to read later.
FIN
What's in Beluga?
WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT?
AN ACCOUNT, WHAT FOR?
Access the English interface
OWHAT'S IN Beluga?
WHAT'S IN Beluga ?
HOW TO USE Beluga SEARCH ?
HOW TO USE Beluga SEARCH?
1/6
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARY RESOURCES?
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARIES RESOURCES ?
Tuto vidéo
Access the English interface: go to the libraries' website click on "Catalogues", then on "Beluga" click on "Menu" and choose "English"
What's in Beluga?
WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT?
UGA documentary resources
WHAT'S IN Beluga?
HOW TO USE Beluga SEARCH?
2/6
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARY RESOURCES?
Tuto vidéo
Printed documents
Hold by several libraries
Learn more
Learn more
Electronic documents
Services
Learn more
Learn more
What's in Beluga?
WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT?
WHAT'S IN Beluga?
Bibliographical notes
HOW TO USE BELUGA SEARCH?
3/6
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARY RESOURCES?
Searching in Beluga, you get a list of results.
Each result gives you information about - the type of document, - its title, - its author, - the year it as printed, - where to find it.
What's in Beluga?
WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT?
WHAT'S IN Beluga?
Printed document notes
HOW TO USE BELUGA SEARCH?
4/6
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARIES RESOURCES?
Several copies
Multiple versions:
a note may refer to several documents.
For each of them: see where to find it.
Learn more
Learn more
The case of "Manuels"
Find the document
"Manuels" are handbooks to be read by undergraduate students.
Find - the library, - the room, - the call number, - the availability.
Learn more
The case of "Journals"
"Journal search" tab
Learn more
What's in Beluga?
WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT?
WHAT'S IN Beluga?
Online document notes
HOW TO USE BELUGA SEARCH?
5/6
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARIES RESOURCES?
Bibliographical notes = Get to know what kind of documents are in the list of results (article, book, thesis...) and how to find them.
Location:
Title, author, publication year...
Document type : book, article, chapter...
in a data base + hypertext link
Article and chapter notes:
Access to the full-text:
information to use in your bibliography
follow the links
What's in Beluga?
WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT?
WHAT'S IN Beluga?
More Beluga services
HOW TO USE BELUGA SEARCH?
6/6
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARY RESOURCES?
Once you've signed up, Beluga...
- points out printed and electronic documents
- gives you access to indirect access documents
- lets you manage your loans and your requests
- gives you the links to access online documents
- helps you to refine your searches
- is a link toward all the UGA libraries
FIN
How to use Beluga search?
WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT?
WHAT'S IN Beluga?
Access the English interface
HOW TO USE Beluga SEARCH?
1/6
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARY RESOURCES?
Tuto vidéo
Access the English interface: go to the libraries' website click on "Catalogues", then on "Beluga" click on "Menu" and choose "English"
How to use Beluga search?
WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT?
WHAT'S IN Beluga?
Find the search bar
HOW TO USE BELUGA SEARCH?
1/6
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARY RESOURCES?
Tuto vidéo
From the libraries home page, you can type your keywords:
- to find a document thanks to bibliographical references.
- to find documents about a subject.
Beluga searches on ALL the words you type!
How to use Beluga search?
WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT?
WHAT'S IN Beluga?
Search tips
HOW TO USE Beluga SEARCH?
2/6
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARY RESOURCES?
After a first search, you access all the services
Sign up to access all services.
Once on Beluga, don't use your browser icons to go from one page to another!
Tip: to search with several keywords, think of using AND, OR, NOT.
Don't worry about capital letters nor accents. They don't matter in Beluga search bar.
ée
Aa
How to use Beluga search?
WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT?
WHAT'S IN Beluga?
Refine your search
HOW TO USE Beluga SEARCH?
3/6
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARY RESOURCES?
Refine your search right from the "Search anything" bar by specifying what you are looking for:
Precise the type of materials.
Choose where to search your keywords.
Precise with "my exact phrase" is like using quotation marks in a search provider.
"..."
How to use Beluga search?
WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT?
WHAT'S IN Beluga?
Narrow your search
HOW TO USE Beluga SEARCH?
4/6
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARY RESOURCES?
You can search
- across all Beluga resources
- "On shelves": is for materials, physicaly held into the libraries.
- "Online" is very useful when you are away from the libraries.
Careful! "Digital libraries" is for digitized books from UGA libraries special collections
How to use Beluga search?
WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT?
Sort out your results
WHAT'S IN Beluga?
HOW TO USE BELUGA SEARCH?
5/6
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARY RESOURCES?
Too many results? Think of sorting them out, filtering them by adding or excluding criteria.
Sort by
Exclude
Filter
How to use Beluga search?
WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT?
WHAT'S IN Beluga?
Advanced search
HOW TO use Beluga search?
6/6
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARY RESOURCES?
You have an article reference? You need to make a more detailed search? Think of using the advanced search.
Make an advanced search by combining your criteria (type materials, keywords...)
You can also select:
the language of the document
dates
FIN
How to access library resources?
WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT?
WHAT'S IN Beluga?
Access the English interface
HOW TO USE Beluga SEARCH?
1/5
1/6
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARY RESOURCES?
Tuto vidéo
Access the English interface: go to the libraries' website click on "Catalogues", then on "Beluga" click on "Menu" and choose "English"
How to access library resources?
WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT?
WHAT'S IN Beluga?
In a library or online
HOW TO use Beluga search?
2/5
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARIES RESOURCES?
Tuto vidéo
Tip: search in All Beluga, then refine your search!
Launch you search in "All Beluga" to get a list of printed and electronic materials, held by libraries.
2 ways to access full text:
• Online: in Beluga, follow thypertext links.
• Printed: go to a library.
To access online full text documents: sign up on Beluga (UGA username and password)
Filters:
• Library : select one or more libraries
• Availability : choose online documents or printed documents (= "Held by library")
How to access library resources?
WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT?
WHAT'S IN Beluga?
Identify useful information
HOW TO use Beluga search?
3/5
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARY RESOURCES?
How to access to a document?
The document is in a library. Go there to pick it up.
Online full text document: sign up on Beluga to read it.
There are several versions of that document: click on the link to get more information on the locations.
The document in on loan: check the return day or sign up to request for it.
Click on the link to get to the bibliographical note, and to get information about its location or its online access.
You can access freely the document. Click on "request" and go to the ground floor to get it.
How to access library resources?
WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT?
WHAT'S IN Beluga?
How to access documents
HOW TO use Beluga search?
4/5
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARY RESOURCES?
In the document note:
"View online" heading: follow the hypertext links to get to the full text document.
These links lead you to databases.
"Locations" heading: see which libraries hold the printed document.
Remember: - the name of the library, - the name of the room, - its call number to find it on the shelf, - its availability
How to access library resources?
WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT?
WHAT'S IN Beluga?
Beyond Beluga
HOW TO use Beluga search?
5/5
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARY RESOURCES?
Not finding what you are looking for?
Many articles are not in Beluga. Complete your search with specific databases, for example:
Europresse: international newspapers
CAIRN: Human and social sciences database
Techniques de l’ingénieur: documentary resource for technical and scientifical subjects
UGA libraries don't hold the document you need? Search for it in the national catalog called SUDOC.
PEB means Prêt Entre Bibliothèque. It is the inter library loan. It enables you to place a document on hold in another French university library. Paying service.
Ask the library to buy a book.
Thank you!
You are now able to discover our documentary resources... Any questions?
Online: Use the chat. We answer live.
Join a library workshop.
Come to the library or call us.
Users Training Service - May 2023
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Grenoble Alpes Universitylibraries search tool
WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT?
WHAT's in Beluga?
HOW TO USE Beluga SEARCH?
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARY RESOURCES
Users Training Service - May 2024
Why do I need an account?
WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT?
WHAT'S IN Beluga?
Access to the English interface
HOW TO USE Beluga SEARCH?
1/6
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARY RESOURCES?
Tuto vidéo
To access the English interface: go to the libraries' website click on "Catalogues", then on "Beluga" click on "Menu" and choose "English"
Why do I need an account?
WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT?
WHAT'S IN Beluga?
Sign in
HOW TO USE Beluga SEARCH?
2/6
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARY RESOURCES?
Tuto vidéo
To log in: - From the libraries' website: select "Accéder au compte lecteur" - From Beluga : at the right of the screen: "Sign in" Use your UGA username and password.
Why do I need an account?
Why do I need an account?
WHAT'S IN Beluga?
Set up your account
HOW TO USE Beluga SEARCH?
3/6
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARy RESOURCES?
Use your account to update your personal details. Your phone number will be used to send your creditianls in case you forget your ID or student card.
Why do I need an account?
AWhy do I need an ACCOUNT?
WHAT'S IN Beluga?
Manage your loans
HOW TO USE Beluga SEARCH?
4/6
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARY RESOURCES?
Click on "My Loans".
On this page, you can: - see and follow your loans, - renew your loans - see your requested documents
Why do I need an account?
WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT?
WHAT'S IN Beluga?
Place a hold on borrowed books
HOW TO USE BELUGA SEARCH?
5/6
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARY RESOURCES?
You can place a hold on already borrowed documents
Why do I need an account?
WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT?
Save your searches
WHAT'S IN Beluga?
HOW TO USE BELUGA SEARCH?
6/6
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARIES RESOURCES?
Click on the pin to go to your favorites: - panier - listes de résultats - historique de vos recherches.
To save a whole search: click on "Save query".Save documents to read later.
FIN
What's in Beluga?
WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT?
AN ACCOUNT, WHAT FOR?
Access the English interface
OWHAT'S IN Beluga?
WHAT'S IN Beluga ?
HOW TO USE Beluga SEARCH ?
HOW TO USE Beluga SEARCH?
1/6
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARY RESOURCES?
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARIES RESOURCES ?
Tuto vidéo
Access the English interface: go to the libraries' website click on "Catalogues", then on "Beluga" click on "Menu" and choose "English"
What's in Beluga?
WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT?
UGA documentary resources
WHAT'S IN Beluga?
HOW TO USE Beluga SEARCH?
2/6
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARY RESOURCES?
Tuto vidéo
Printed documents
Hold by several libraries
Learn more
Learn more
Electronic documents
Services
Learn more
Learn more
What's in Beluga?
WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT?
WHAT'S IN Beluga?
Bibliographical notes
HOW TO USE BELUGA SEARCH?
3/6
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARY RESOURCES?
Searching in Beluga, you get a list of results.
Each result gives you information about - the type of document, - its title, - its author, - the year it as printed, - where to find it.
What's in Beluga?
WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT?
WHAT'S IN Beluga?
Printed document notes
HOW TO USE BELUGA SEARCH?
4/6
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARIES RESOURCES?
Several copies
Multiple versions:
a note may refer to several documents.
For each of them: see where to find it.
Learn more
Learn more
The case of "Manuels"
Find the document
"Manuels" are handbooks to be read by undergraduate students.
Find - the library, - the room, - the call number, - the availability.
Learn more
The case of "Journals"
"Journal search" tab
Learn more
What's in Beluga?
WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT?
WHAT'S IN Beluga?
Online document notes
HOW TO USE BELUGA SEARCH?
5/6
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARIES RESOURCES?
Bibliographical notes = Get to know what kind of documents are in the list of results (article, book, thesis...) and how to find them.
Location:
Title, author, publication year...
Document type : book, article, chapter...
in a data base + hypertext link
Article and chapter notes:
Access to the full-text:
information to use in your bibliography
follow the links
What's in Beluga?
WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT?
WHAT'S IN Beluga?
More Beluga services
HOW TO USE BELUGA SEARCH?
6/6
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARY RESOURCES?
Once you've signed up, Beluga...
FIN
How to use Beluga search?
WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT?
WHAT'S IN Beluga?
Access the English interface
HOW TO USE Beluga SEARCH?
1/6
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARY RESOURCES?
Tuto vidéo
Access the English interface: go to the libraries' website click on "Catalogues", then on "Beluga" click on "Menu" and choose "English"
How to use Beluga search?
WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT?
WHAT'S IN Beluga?
Find the search bar
HOW TO USE BELUGA SEARCH?
1/6
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARY RESOURCES?
Tuto vidéo
From the libraries home page, you can type your keywords:
Beluga searches on ALL the words you type!
How to use Beluga search?
WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT?
WHAT'S IN Beluga?
Search tips
HOW TO USE Beluga SEARCH?
2/6
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARY RESOURCES?
After a first search, you access all the services
Sign up to access all services.
Once on Beluga, don't use your browser icons to go from one page to another!
Tip: to search with several keywords, think of using AND, OR, NOT.
Don't worry about capital letters nor accents. They don't matter in Beluga search bar.
ée
Aa
How to use Beluga search?
WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT?
WHAT'S IN Beluga?
Refine your search
HOW TO USE Beluga SEARCH?
3/6
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARY RESOURCES?
Refine your search right from the "Search anything" bar by specifying what you are looking for:
Precise the type of materials.
Choose where to search your keywords.
Precise with "my exact phrase" is like using quotation marks in a search provider.
"..."
How to use Beluga search?
WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT?
WHAT'S IN Beluga?
Narrow your search
HOW TO USE Beluga SEARCH?
4/6
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARY RESOURCES?
You can search
Careful! "Digital libraries" is for digitized books from UGA libraries special collections
How to use Beluga search?
WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT?
Sort out your results
WHAT'S IN Beluga?
HOW TO USE BELUGA SEARCH?
5/6
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARY RESOURCES?
Too many results? Think of sorting them out, filtering them by adding or excluding criteria.
Sort by
Exclude
Filter
How to use Beluga search?
WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT?
WHAT'S IN Beluga?
Advanced search
HOW TO use Beluga search?
6/6
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARY RESOURCES?
You have an article reference? You need to make a more detailed search? Think of using the advanced search.
Make an advanced search by combining your criteria (type materials, keywords...)
You can also select:
the language of the document
dates
FIN
How to access library resources?
WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT?
WHAT'S IN Beluga?
Access the English interface
HOW TO USE Beluga SEARCH?
1/5
1/6
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARY RESOURCES?
Tuto vidéo
Access the English interface: go to the libraries' website click on "Catalogues", then on "Beluga" click on "Menu" and choose "English"
How to access library resources?
WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT?
WHAT'S IN Beluga?
In a library or online
HOW TO use Beluga search?
2/5
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARIES RESOURCES?
Tuto vidéo
Tip: search in All Beluga, then refine your search!
Launch you search in "All Beluga" to get a list of printed and electronic materials, held by libraries.
2 ways to access full text: • Online: in Beluga, follow thypertext links. • Printed: go to a library.
To access online full text documents: sign up on Beluga (UGA username and password)
Filters: • Library : select one or more libraries • Availability : choose online documents or printed documents (= "Held by library")
How to access library resources?
WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT?
WHAT'S IN Beluga?
Identify useful information
HOW TO use Beluga search?
3/5
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARY RESOURCES?
How to access to a document?
The document is in a library. Go there to pick it up.
Online full text document: sign up on Beluga to read it.
There are several versions of that document: click on the link to get more information on the locations.
The document in on loan: check the return day or sign up to request for it.
Click on the link to get to the bibliographical note, and to get information about its location or its online access.
You can access freely the document. Click on "request" and go to the ground floor to get it.
How to access library resources?
WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT?
WHAT'S IN Beluga?
How to access documents
HOW TO use Beluga search?
4/5
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARY RESOURCES?
In the document note:
"View online" heading: follow the hypertext links to get to the full text document.
These links lead you to databases.
"Locations" heading: see which libraries hold the printed document.
Remember: - the name of the library, - the name of the room, - its call number to find it on the shelf, - its availability
How to access library resources?
WHY DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT?
WHAT'S IN Beluga?
Beyond Beluga
HOW TO use Beluga search?
5/5
HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARY RESOURCES?
Not finding what you are looking for?
Many articles are not in Beluga. Complete your search with specific databases, for example:
Europresse: international newspapers
CAIRN: Human and social sciences database
Techniques de l’ingénieur: documentary resource for technical and scientifical subjects
UGA libraries don't hold the document you need? Search for it in the national catalog called SUDOC.
PEB means Prêt Entre Bibliothèque. It is the inter library loan. It enables you to place a document on hold in another French university library. Paying service.
Ask the library to buy a book.
Thank you!
You are now able to discover our documentary resources... Any questions?
Online: Use the chat. We answer live.
Join a library workshop.
Come to the library or call us.
Users Training Service - May 2023