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UMUC Library OneSearch Is Here

Ryan Shepard

Information and Library Services

Published: November-December 2011

Category: » Information-and-library-services » Support-and-services

Information and Library Services is pleased to announce the launch of UMUC Library OneSearch. This service, made available in conjunction with EBSCO Publishing, allows users to find scholarly articles, books, and/or other research resources via a single search engine. With UMUC Library OneSearch, users can simultaneously search most of the databases to which the UMUC Library subscribes, either directly or as additional resources. Because UMUC Library OneSearch is built on the popular EBSCO platform, the search interface will be easily recognizable and popular EBSCO features such as searching limiters, signing in to access personal folders, saving searches, and setting up alerts are all included in UMUC Library OneSearch.

While the majority of databases the UMUC Library makes available are included in this service, some databases are not currently available due to contractual limitations between individual vendors and EBSCO. These databases must be searched individually. Please see the information in What databases are included in OneSearch? for details.

For more in-depth, subject-specific research, you will still need to search each relevant UMUC library research database individually to be more comprehensive in your searching. The Subject Guides provide listings of relevant databases for specific subject areas. Please contact the Library through the Ask a Librarian page for further assistance with any academic research need or to let them know what you think about UMUC Library OneSearch.

Note: If you would like to share this information with your students, please direct them to the Library announcement at http://www.umuc.edu/library/announcement_onesearch.cfm