OneSearch is a library search tool where you can find almost everything the CSUDH Library owns or subscribes to on one platform. Use OneSearch to find books, including textbooks, articles, streaming videos, and more! A great place to start for any research project. You can also use OneSearch to find the full text, borrow books from other CSU libraries, and generate a citation.
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If you're searching from the library's home page, you're using OneSearch! Use keywords related to your topic (i.e. climate change), and OneSearch will automatically return results that frequently include those terms or phrases. It's not unusual for searches to return thousands of results, but you can refine your results using the options on the left side of the screen to narrow down by:
For a more specific search, use the Advanced Search option. When available, resources links will direct you where you can find the full text online or as a PDF in a database or online subscription.
Want more practice? Take our interactive tutorial on using OneSearch!