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How to Find Articles Using OneSearch


Q: What is OneSearch?

A: OneSearch, located on the Library homepage, is the Library's discovery tool. It searches the Library's collection of print books, ebooks, and a selection of articles from several databases. 
 


Q: How do I use OneSearch to find articles?

A: Type keywords, subjects, topics, authors, titles, etc. into the OneSearch search bar on the Library homepage and click the magnifying glass to initiate a search. Once you are at the results screen, use the search bar's dropdown menu to select the option "Articles Only,"  then press the magnifying glass again to narrow down your results to articles only.

For help with finding specific types of articles (e.g. scholarly/academic/peer-reviewed, newspaper, magazine), click on the links below, or, use the blue tabs on the upper left-hand side of this guide to navigate to your desired page.

 

 

How To Find Scholarly/Academic/Peer-Reviewed Articles


Once you are looking at a results list, use the limiters on the left-hand side (under "Refine your results") to specify what type of article you want.

For scholarly journal articles, click on "Scholarly Journals" under "Show Only":

scholarly journal search limiter

In addition to OneSearch, the following databases (found on the Library's A-Z database list) are great choices for finding scholarly/academic/peer-reviewed articles:

Tutorials and guides for using these databases can be found on the More Ways to Search page of this guide.

More information on scholarly sources can be found on the More About Scholarly Sources page of this guide.

 

How To Find Newspaper Articles


Once you are looking at a results list, use the limiters on the left-hand side (under "Refine your results") to specify what type of article you want.

For newspaper articles, click on "Newspapers search" (in blue) under "Resource Type":

Screenshot of OneSearch "Resource Type" limiters, with an arrow pointing to "Newspapers search"

In addition to OneSearch, the following databases (found on the Library's A-Z database list) are great choices for finding newspaper articles: 

Tutorials and guides for using these databases can be found on the More Ways to Search page of this guide.

 

How To Find Magazine Articles


Once you are looking at a results list, use the limiters on the left-hand side (under "Refine your results") to specify what type of article you want.

For magazine articles, click on "Magazine Articles" under "Resource Type":

Screenshot of OneSearch "Resource Type" limiters, with arrow pointing to "Magazine Articles"

In addition to OneSearch, the following databases (found on the Library's A-Z database list) are great choices for finding magazine articles:

Tutorials and guides for using these databases can be found on the More Ways to Search page of this guide.

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