Hints for Using OneSearch
What am I searching with OneSearch?OneSearch searches almost everything the library has at one time, including books, ebooks, videos, and articles.
OneSearch does not currently search:Some content from the Library Catalog (i.e., books, videos, etc.) and newspapers may not appear in OneSearch for 1-3 days. For the most recent updates, search the library catalog or the specific newspaper (e.g., Wall Street Journal) directly.
OneSearch has been designed to be similar to the internet search engines that you use (e.g., Google), so you can search it in much the same way.
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| For example, if you were researching the minimum wage in the United States, you might type “minimum wage in the United States” in the search box.
Your search would come up with thousands of results on the topic. If you would like your sources to be more recent or in a particular date range, from a specific type of content, such as a video or a book review, or on a more specific topic, you can narrow your results. |
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| Refine Your Search | |
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| If you want only peer reviewed journal articles, or if you want only content available online, click the appropriate box and the list will automatically update. |  |
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| You can narrow your results to one or more content type, such as a newspaper article or a book review.
If the item type you would like appears on the left, click the button next to it and the list will automatically update. |
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| Click “more” at the bottom of the list to see the complete list of item types available.
When you have selected them, click “continue” and you will get a list of just the type of items you want. |
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| You can narrow your results to a specific time period under Publication Date. Slide the arrows on the bar or type the dates in the boxes.
Click update to get a list of items published during that time period only. |
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| Using subject terms is a way to narrow your results to a specific topic. |  |
| To see the complete list, click “more” at the bottom.
From there choose one or more of the topics on the list and you will then only see items on those topics. |
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| If you want to narrow your results even further, you can choose another subject term. Click “continue”, and you will only have items that include both the first and the second topic you selected. |
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You can use any combination of these techniques to focus your results in different ways.