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OneSearch

Learn how to use the University Libraries' discovery tool

Searching with OneSearch

OneSearch retrieves results from a wide variety of library resources, including books, full-text articles, citations, and other sources from online collections. Results are retrieved and ranked according to relevancy.

  • Begin your search by entering your key words in the search box.
  • Put quotation marks around phrases, so the words are searched together.
  • Type AND in all-caps between search terms you want to include.
  • Then click on the title of the item or the full text link in order to see more information about the item.
  • If the full text of the document is available it will be displayed when you click on the item's title.

OneSearch search box with this text: Instagram AND "self image"

All of your search results - including books, articles of all types, dissertations, and videos - are displayed in one list. The evaluation labels on the right highlight important attributes of the item. Click the "Quick Look" link to see more information, which often includes an abstract.

OneSearch search results page, showing three records with boxes around a Quick Look button, the Peer-Reviewed label, and the cite and share icons.

Titles you can read online are clearly marked "Full Text Online."  Those labeled "Citation Online" must be requested through Interlibrary Loan.

Two OneSearch results.  One has an arrow pointing to "Full Text Online" and also the PDF icon.  The other has an arrow pointing to "Citation Online."