LibGuides: DEAF 360: American Deaf Culture: OneSearch

OneSearch

Watch this video to learn how to navigate OneSearch to find materials available through the University Library.

Find Specific Articles

When you know the author, title, journal name, etc. of the article you want -- Use OneSearch

Example:
Malebranche, Mary, Morisod, Kevin, & Bodenmann, Patrick. (2020). Deaf culture and health care. Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), 192(50), E1809–E1809. https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.200772

Type title in quotation marks: "deaf culture and health care"

Type keywords such as author surname and several words from title: malebranche deaf culture health

Find Groups of Articles About a Topic

When you want articles about a topic but don't have a specific article in mind:

Use OneSearch (Basic or Advanced) to search by keywords or subject terms; refine results by publication date or resource type (such as peer-reviewed articles or electronic books)

More detailed help for using OneSearch: OneSearch Search Tips LibGuide

Save Items

Don't lose track of relevant articles or books. Use Pin It feature in OneSearch -- make sure to log in with your CSUN user id and password (same as portal or Canvas). Items you pin will remain attached to your account and appear every time you log in.

Find Articles in OneSearch

OneSearch Search tips

Searches books, articles, videos, DVDs, images and more in University Library
Good place to begin research
Good for interdiscliplinary topics

Filter Results in OneSearch

Advanced OneSearch

Use the Advanced Search feature to help you find specific items by title or author name, material type or publication date range.

OneSearch Advanced Search

To access the advanced search feature, click the OneSearch image on the Library's homepage and then the "Advanced" search link next to the Basic Search bar. A set of radio buttons gives you the option to search just the CSUN Collections, Course Reserves, or All CSU Libraries, which includes items you can order through CSU+ or InterLibrary Loan. You can search by Title, Author/contributor, Subject or ISBN, or all fields, and can combine multiple search statements. You can limit your search by Material Type (Books, Articles, Journals, Images, or Audio-visual), but language, and by date or date range.