The BRIAN full user guide is available once you have logged on to BRIAN and will shortly be available through the staff intranet.
There are two other helpful guides available on BRIAN. The quick start guide will help you get started and the trouble-shooting guide will help you refine your search setting:
BRIAN – Quick Start Guide v1 – this has been updated with further information about publication management.
BRIAN – Trouble-shooting Guide for Search Settings
There is a short guide to the staff external web pages, which can be found here: BU Staff External Web Pages











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