Using the Online Catalogue

Searching for a Title
Browsing for Books by Subject
Adding a book to your shopping basket
Books which are not yet published
How to see full details on a title
Checking what is in your shopping basket
Going to the checkout

Searching for a Title

• Enter a complete title or part or a title in the Search For box, ensure that "Title" is selected in the Search By box and hit the Begin Search button.
• Enter the author surname in the Search For box, ensure that "Author" is selected in the Search By box and hit the Begin Search button.
• Enter the ISBN in the Search For box, ensure that "ISBN" is selected in the Search By box and hit the Begin Search button.
• If you are looking for books on a very precise topic you may search for a keyword appearing in the general information about a book. Keyword searches can be rather slow so you may prefer to use the browse by subject option to see books on a particular topic. To search by keyword enter the keyword in the Search For box, ensure that "Keyword" is selected in the Search By box and hit the Begin Search button.
• At the present time you are not able to use wild cards in searches, however you do not need to enter a complete title and author. For instance to search for the Concise Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy you could enter Concise Routledge, or Encyclopedia of Philosophy for instance.

I can't find the title I am looking for: There are some titles in print which are not available online, for instance some of our Psychology Tests which require purchasers to be registered clinical psychologists and some titles are not available in all territories. If you are not able to find a title online please telephone or fax through your order to our customer services department who may be able to give you more information.

Browsing for Books by Subject

On the search screen click the browse by subject link to see a list of subject areas. For any subject you may click the "Next Level" to see sub-levels of that subject or "View Books" to see books in that subject area. To go back to a previous level click on the "View Previous Level" button.

Adding a book to your shopping basket

To add a book to your shopping basket click on the image which you will see to the right of the book information on the short display screen. When a book is added you will see a message confirming that the book has been added to your basket, click ok to continue.

Books which are not yet published

Forthcoming titles are included in the online catalogue and you may include them in your shopping basket. When you click the Checkout link you will see a message warning you that the title has not yet been published, you can then choose to purchase the title which will be dispatched to you immediately on publication (at no further postage cost) or to remove the item from your shopping basket. The cost of the title will not be charged to your credit/debit card until the title is dispatched.

How to see full details on a title

Click on the link next to the format (e.g. hardback, paperback, cd rom) on the search results screen. To add a book to your basket from the detailed search screen use the image at the top right.

Checking what is in your shopping basket

You can check what is in your basket at any times by clicking the image. The shopping basket shows you the contents and value (excluding tax and postage) of your basket and allows you to change quantities or to remove titles from your basket.

Going to the checkout

When you have added all of the books you require to your basket and are ready to complete your order click the Checkout link. At the checkout you will be asked to specify whether you would like to order online or to print out an order to fax to us. You are also asked to specify your delivery requirements.