The library’s amazing OneSearch system – https://www.twu.ca/library/ – might look like an academic Google, but it’s so much more. If you want to use it effectively, think beyond the limited Google functions you are used to (throw in keywords, collect your results) and recognize that OneSearch can do a whole lot better than that.

First, you can choose the type of material you are seeking:

Second, you can search specifically by keyword, title, or author:

Third, there are multiple ways to filter your results once you’ve searched, so that you can get the best resources that are closest to what you are seeking and also be able to cite them properly. Just click on a box. For example:

     A. Select type of resource or level of scholarship

Click on the box next to any item

 

B. Limit by subject

Subjects are tags that focus on what a book or article is actually about, regardless of what the keywords you find in a book or articles title.  With subjects, you can cut down the number of results while concentrating on resources that are actually on your topic. Just click on a box.

 

  C. You can create citations in most common formats:

1. Click on title: 

2.  Find the Cite link:

3. Choose your format:

4. Copy/Paste to a Word document

 

For more information:

http://libguides.twu.ca/LibraryOneSearch – A video and pictorial guide to OneSearch

infodesk@twu.ca – Contact your friendly and extremely helpful librarians for OneSearch support.