Instruction and Research Help
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Depending on what type of book you're looking for (either print books or ebooks), you can engage with Library OneSearch in a few different ways to find what you need.
In Library OneSearch, enter the title you are looking for in the search bar (either the basic search option, or in the advanced search option as shown below). For example, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
Note that the search results show both print and electronic items.
To narrow down the results to show only books, click on “print books” under the "Source Type" filter in the upper toolbar. Click "Apply."
To note, Library OneSearch will keep the filter(s) you’ve chosen from search to search. You can review the active filters at the upper left in the toolbar under the "All Filters" button (red box).
To remove an active filter, click the x next to the filter you want to remove from your search (red box).
Now you can examine the search results for the matching title. When you've run your search and found the material(s) you're looking for, you can click on the item record for anything you'd like to review in full. The item's catalog record will open to provide more information about the title, including where you can find it in the library (red box). At any point you can click the "Results" link in the upper left of the catalog record to return to the search results (blue box).
Depending on what type of book you're looking for (either print books or ebooks), you can engage with Library OneSearch in a few different ways to find what you need.
In Library OneSearch, enter your keyword(s) in the search bar - for example, "calculus."
Search results will include both print and electronic resources.
To narrow down the results to show only ebooks, click on “eBooks" under the "Source Type" filter in the upper toolbar. Click "Apply" (red box).
To note, Library OneSearch will keep the filter(s) you’ve chosen from search to search. You can review the active filters at the upper left in the toolbar under the "All Filters" button (red box).
To remove an active filter, click the x next to the filter you want to remove from your search (red box).
Now you can examine the search results for the matching title. When you've run your search and found the material(s) you're looking for, you can click on the item record for anything you'd like to review in full. The item's catalog record will open to provide more information about the title, including where you can find it in the library (red box). At any point you can click the "Results" link in the upper left of the catalog record to return to the search results (blue box)
To access the ebook, click on the download options available, or find the online access link available in the item's record (note: there may be more than one access option available for certain titles). Reviewing the access options will open a menu for users to access the ebook in their internet browser, or to download the item in full or by chapter.
Users can download a limited access copy of the ebook to their device. If you haven't logged into Library OneSearch with your institutional credentials (i.e., Net ID), you may be prompted to do so before the download completes. Following this, a copy of the ebook will be downloaded to your device (note: this is not a permanent download; the ebook will be automatically removed from your device at the end of the loan period).
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