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It's smart to sign in when searching in OneSearch. This will allow you to:
Begin by going to https://onesearch.hvcc.edu
To sign in, select Sign In in the upper right corner of the screen.
Let's save you have found a source you like:
Next to your name in the upper right corner of the webpage. In the dropdown menu select My Favorites.
In the list of results you, under source availability you will see Add Labels.
Add labels like: the course or assignment information or your search terms. On the right side of the page you will be able to sort by label.
Before you start your search, write your research question and underline the keywords that are the main concepts of your question.
For example: How does violence in the media affect young children?
The databases search keywords and phrases, searching a question will not return many results.
Search something like this: violence AND media AND children
Below is information about the following search techniques:
AND |
Narrows your search results Tells database ALL search words must be present in records Example: child AND vaccination |
OR
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Connects two or more similar concepts (synonyms) Broadens results, tells database ANY search words can be present in records Example: vaccination OR immunization *Remember OR means more* |
NOT
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Excludes terms from your search Narrows search results, tells database to ignore concepts that may be included in records Example: vaccination NOT polio |
Common fields to search in databases include:
Author | Try searching the author's name. Often authors may write more than one article about the same topic. |
Title |
Type in words that you want to appear in the titles of your search results. By limiting a word to the Title Field, your search results will be very focused. (Pro tip: If the word is in the title, it is probably a major focus of the article!) |
Subject | Limit your search results to records that have been assigned a specific subject heading. Subject headings are preferred terms used in a database to describe a concept. |
Source / Journal | Know the title of a newspaper, magazine or journal you would like to use? Search within a specific publication. |
Search terms will appear in the article title:
*Try searching in the article title when searching for newspaper articles.*
Search terms will appear as subject tags for article:
Search terms will appear in the publication title:
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