Search the whole Clearinghouse or choose a single database
Searching from the home page will search all the databases in the Clearinghouse.

You can search a single database by choosing that database from the left hand navigation menu: Resources, Services, Research & Projects, Education & Training or Events

Your results will always be displayed in a brief format. Click on any title in the list to see the full details.

Basic Search or Guided Search?
The home page for each database has a basic keyword search box. You can enter one or more words, or a whole phrase. Only results containing all your words will be retrieved. If you don't know what words to search for, we suggest you try the Guided Search.

Guided Search
Each database also has a Guided Search option to help you refine your search. There are browse buttons which allow you to choose from a list of options to search.

For example, if you are searching for a resource, you can specify the language, subject, material type, and organisation that produced the resource.
You can choose one or more of these options to help refine your search results.

Browse topics
Using a browse topic is a quick and easy way to find everything the Clearinghouse contains on a particular topic.

A list of browse topics is listed on the right hand side of every search page in the Clearinghouse.

Click on a browse topic such as 'women's health', and you will see a list of sub-headings such as 'pregnancy', 'domestic violence', or 'parenting'. Click on any of these topics and you will automatically retrieve everything the Clearinghouse contains on that topic.

I found too many records
Try adding more keywords to make your search more specific, or go to Guided Search for search suggestions.

I didn't find any records
Check the spelling of the words you have entered. Try using fewer keywords, or go to Guided Search and browse the entries in the database.

Using Boolean search language
The Clearinghouse also supports Boolean logic, proximity searching, truncation, term and word indexing and exact phrase searching for those who prefer it. You will need to use the correct query syntax - see here for details.

Still having trouble searching?
If you still can't find what you want, please contact the Clearinghouse for assistance.