Depending on the search terms you use, the results generated in OneSearch could be a lot.  In addition to selecting relevant key terms, another tool you can use to refine your search is to use filters.

You'll find OneSearch filters on the left side of the page. 

• Select Scholarly Journals to limit your search to academic journals
• Adjust the Publication Date to set items within the date range your professor has required
• Change the Resource Type to "Newspapers articles" and/or "magazine articles" and/or "books"

Want to learn more about how to use OneSearch?  Watch the OneSearch in One Minute video below and/or complete the OneSearch tutorial.

Remember, if you have any questions about how to use these search tools, you can email me at harrism@arc.losrios.edu, or contact any one of the ARC librarians.

Search Tips:

• 3-5 keywords often works well

• Take advantage of the limiters inside of OneSearch

• Try different keywords (think synonyms)

Using Parentheses: Use these around keywords separated by the word "OR" to expand your search and get more results. 

Example: gambling (underage OR teen)

In the example above, we are running two searches at once: 

gambling underage and gambling teen

Using the Asterisk (*): Use this to shorten a word and search for all possible endings of a root word. This will give you more results

Example: poverty child*

This is searching for the keyword poverty and the keywords: child, children, childhood, etc. 

NOTE: The asterisk * will bring back multiple results (e.g. child* = child AND children AND childhood...)