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COMM 301 - Professor Clark (Fall 2023): Finding Oral Citation Sources

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Find books, articles, ebooks and more

OneSearch is really what it's name implies, one place to search for many different kinds of sources, including; books, eBooks, academic articles, news articles, videos, and more!

OneSearch In One Minute

General Web Resources

Search Tips and Examples

Search Tips:

  • 1-5 keywords often works well
  • Take advantage of the filters inside of OneSearch
  • Try different keywords - think synonyms!
    • Example: car, vehicle, automobile, etc. 

EXAMPLE TOPIC: The people of Flint who were exposed to toxic water during the water crisis did not receive justice.  

Good: flint water 

Good: flint water crisis

Not so good: people water crisis flint justice


Search Tools

Asterisk: Use this to shorten a word with different possible endings to give you more results. 

Example: child* 

The example above would find articles with the words:  child, childhood, children, etc.

Additional Databases

The below databases are a great place to either begin your research or browse topics. 

For these databases, use simple 1-3 keywords in your search. 


Useful for background information: 

Useful for controversial topics or browsing topics: