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Student Learning Outcomes
After completing this guide, students will be able to:
- Describe the benefits of using OneSearch for research
- Build effective search strings
- Identify possible sources in OneSearch
- Use OneSearch to locate and access materials
OneSearch Overview by Taft College Library is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (Links to an external site.) unless otherwise specified. This guide is adapted from Los Rios Community College Librarians Canvas module.
What is OneSearch?
OneSearch is the library's catalog--a database of all the books, videos, articles, and CDs available for students to use. Let’s take a closer look at OneSearch and see how and why you will want to use it.
OneSearch is the Google of the library. It’s a single search box that helps you find almost any kind of source you might need for a college assignment, or even if you’re just curious about a topic. It is different than Google though - in that it gives you access to premium content that's more likely to be useful for college-level research. Many of your results will include sources that aren’t freely available on the open web and many sources have been selected by professional librarians because of their quality. In OneSearch you’ll find books, academic journal articles, documentary films, newspaper and magazine articles, and more. These resources are available to you for free as a student at Taft College
OneSearch Demonstration
Below is a brief introduction to using OneSearch