Safari Books Online - City University of Hong Kong

Safari Books Online
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Run Run Shaw Library
City University of Hong Kong
Safari Books Online is a collection of over 1,100 e-books on information technology and computer science.
The collection offers content in more than 20 categories including Applied Sciences, Artificial Intelligence,
Business, Certification, Computer Science, Databases, Desktop Publishing, Desktop Applications, E-
Commerce, Enterprise Computing, Graphics, Human-Computer Interaction, Hardware, Internet/Online, IT
Management, Markup Languages, Multimedia, Networking, Operating Systems, Programming, Security and
Software Engineering.
Access Safari E-Books
1. At the Library Home Page (http://www.cityu.edu.hk/lib/), under the Books & more tab, select E-book
collections
2. Select Safari Books Online from the alphabetical list.
OR
1. At the CityU Library Home Page (http://www.cityu.edu.hk/lib/), select E-Resources.
2. Click on E-Books.
3. Click on Safari Books Online.
Search
1. Enter search
term(s). The system
will find all terms
appearing within 50
words of each other in
the same section.
You can also click on
one of the suggested
terms that appear
underneath the search
box as you begin to
type in your search.
2. Choose to
search within
Entire Site or click
down arrow to
search Book Titles
only.
3. Click on Search.
Select to go to
Advanced
Search

2.Optional.
Select to match
all (equivalent
to AND Boolean
operator) or to
match any
(equivalent to
OR boolean
operator. See
below).
Advanced Search
Search Tips
3.Optional.
Click on the
down arrow to
specify in which
part of the text
to search.
4. Optional. Click
on the down arrow
to select from a
range of search
options.
� Use Boolean operators to broaden or narrow search. Note that operators must be in CAPITAL letters.
Operators Examples Search Results
AND appache AND
will find both terms appearing within 50 words of each other in the
configuration
same section.
OR unix OR linux will find either term or both terms but that they need not appear in
the same section.
NEAR microsoft NEAR word will find both terms appearing within the same sentence.
ANDNOT java ANDNOT xml will find those sections where the term “java” appears but “xml” does
not.
� Use quotation marks (" ") to search for phrases, e.g. “apache configuration”.
� Special characters are treated as normal letters. For example, mod_perl is treated as a single term.
� Safari automatically searches for variations of words. For example, searching for “configuration” will
find “configure”, “configuring” “configuration” etc.
� Searches are case insensitive.
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1. Enter search
term(s)
6. Click on
SEARCH
5. Optional.
Click to add
another
search box.

You may
choose to
display
results by
category.
Display Search Results
Check box(es) to omit
Books or Short Cuts **
from results.
Click to Start Reading online.
*Articles focus on a selected topic to complement the information offered in books.
**Short Cuts provide details about specialized topics or introduce emerging technologies or advances in
technology.
View/Print/Email E-Books
Click to search
within book.
Click on the arrows to expand or
collapse sections/sub-sections.
Click on corresponding tab to
display Books or Articles*
Click to view the
table of contents.
Click to email a hyperlink for later
access to the text
Click to Print (not all books have this Print
option). Individual pages only can be printed.
Click on the section title to view
the desired topic.
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Enter new search terms to further narrow
search results & click Search within results
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navigation tools
Check the box to include
previous editions.
Reference & Instruction Section
September 2010