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OneSearch: Using the Library Discovery Platform

This guide provides instruction for accessing library print and online collection materials through the OneSearch discovery tool.

OneSearch Result Tools

When you click on an item to view it, you'll notice a toolbar on the top of the page (pictured below).

screengrab of the toolbar that appears when an item record is opened. Options include email, source citation, record permalink, and printing.

  • Email: Email the item page to yourself.
  • Citation Button: Generates a citation for the item in any of these styles: MLA (7th & 8th), APA (6th), Chicago (16th & 17th).
  • Permalink: Creates a permanent link to the item.
  • Print: Print the results page.

Citation Tool

OneSearch provides the source citation in a variety of styles including MLA, APA, Chicago, ASA, and Harvard.

screengrab of the citations tool option opened.

Permalinks

A "permalink" (permanent or persistent link) is a unique and unchanging URL (Uniform Resource Locator) for a webpage, database record, blog post or other piece of content published on the internet. It is very easy to find the permalink to a record in OneSearch. After opening an item, simply click on "Permalink" to open up the direct URL for the record. You can the copy the link to your clipboard & paste it elsewhere.

NOTE: Permalinks are different from the URL you might see in your Internet browser address bar, which can change over time.