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First Year Seminar: The One Search and Finding Books

Library OneSearch

Library OneSearch is a search engine that provides simple access to relevant information including scholarly resources at Quinnipiac University through an integrated search of all our databases, e-books, print books, full-text journals and the Quinnipiac Library Catalog.

Library OneSearch

Advanced search

Typing your search in Library OneSearch is as easy to use as 1-2-3:  Search, Sort and See.

Search: Enter search terms into a single search box, or select an Advanced Search option.

Sort: Arrange results by criteria such as date, subject, academic journals and other options.

See: View results, and link directly to full text for more details.

How to Search for Print Books and EBooks

How to Find Books using Filters

There is no longer a dedicated library catalog for searching books and eBooks.

To find books and eBooks using the new Library OneSearch:

  1. Perform a keyword search in the Library OneSearch search bar on the Arnold Bernhard Library homepage.
  2. From the results list, click on Source Type below the search bar at the top of the page.
  3. From the Source Type dropdown menu, check off the box for eBooks (to see only electronic books) or Books (to see both eBooks and physical print books located in the library).
  4. Click the Apply button to apply these filters to your results list.

 

Print Books

If you want to see only print books physically owned by ABL:

  1. Perform a keyword search and from the results list, select the All Filters button underneath the search bar at the top of the page.
  2. Check off the box for Catalog Only.
  3. Under Source Type, check off the box for Books.
  4. Under Location, check off the box for Arnold Bernhard Library.
  5. Click Apply to filter down your results.